Utkarsh Ghulati is a skilled executive search generalist with a nearly decade-long track record of successful C-level and other senior management searches. He works across industries and geographies and has been instrumental to appointments in Asia-Pacific and Africa. He focuses on building client relationships and ensuring smooth, efficient search processes and successful long-term outcomes.

Professional Focus

  • Nearly 10 years’ experience in executive search and leadership consulting
  • Strong track record of successful placements at the C-suite and general management levels
  • Broad industry expertise including FMCG, technology, energy, mining, telecom, food production and agriculture

Business Expertise

  • Executive Search Associate at another of the world’s leading talent advisories; involved in C-suite searches across a range of sectors
  • Associate at a management consulting firm providing executive search, board search, and leadership succession services; worked with partners on C-suite searches in multiple industries
  • Senior Associate at a global leadership advisory and recruitment firm focused on Asia and Africa; completed senior management searches in various industries and countries such as India, Kenya, Tanzania, China, and Indonesia
  • Business Development Executive for an online educational platform

Additional Expertise

  • Consumer & Retail
  • FMCG
  • Technology
  • Energy
  • Mining
  • Telecom
  • Food Production
  • Agriculture

Education & Certifications

  • Master of Management from Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Sydney, Australia
  • Bachelor of Business Administration from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, India
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Boyden Report Series
What’s Next for Industry? AI, Transformation, and the Talent Imperative

Industrial Trends Report: Analysing markets, studies, and trends on how AI, machine learning, and digitalisation are reshaping the industrial sector, with expert insights on talent and leadership from Boyden’s Global Industrial Practice Members.

Articles & Papers
Recruiting Centralized Leadership for a Diversified Family Conglomerate

As a family conglomerate grew in scale and complexity, its decentralized structure began to limit alignment. A generational transition created the opportunity to rethink leadership at the group level. Here’s how introducing centralized leadership brought clarity, coordination, and stronger governance.

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A Regional CEO Search to Realise U.S. Market Potential for a European Family-Owned Business

A European family-owned business approaching generational transition recognized that its U.S. operation required more than continuity—it required growth. The challenge was to redefine leadership for a critical market while navigating family dynamics and cross-border complexity. Here’s how the right appointment helped unlock the company’s U.S. potential.

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A Third Generation Charts a New Course

A third-generation family business found itself navigating sudden global disruption with limited internal capability to manage a complex reshoring effort. The solution was not more control, but the confidence to bring in the right external expertise. This is how the family safeguarded its legacy by acting decisively—and differently.

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