About Us

We at TATE LC believe in making a difference, by finding and on-boarding leaders who are inherently different and who can lead organisations that want to make a difference.

OVERVIEW

At TATE LC we believe, everything rises and falls with leadership. It’s not about titles, positions or flowcharts, it’s about one life influencing another.

Our focus therefore is on finding leaders who must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

From search, to fit, to outcomes, the leadership quest is on finding people with a passion. We believe, you cannot kindle a fire in anybody’s heart, unless it’s burning within your own. As single-minded leadership connectors, we offer a suite of solutions and services that resolve the search, placement and leadership challenges our clients encounter.

Our leadership-focussed suite covers: Executive Search, Leadership Development, HR Solutions and Corporate Training.

Great change is always driven by passion, seldom by position.

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In the placement of corporate leaders, there’s a lot at stake for the organisation and the individual. Beyond the job description, experience has shown us that cultural and emotional sync with client organisations plays a huge part in the role and results that can be produced thereby.

A TATE LC proprietary process called RAPT (Role Adaptation Program by TATE LC) is activated, that brings in a cultural fit. In essence, RAPT is designed to ensure the individual is acclimatised to the culture and management style of the company; a complex set of intangibles, that make it work.

The individual is hand-held through RAPT, to become an integral part of the organisation’s collaborative function in the shortest possible time. Executed with focus, maturity and rigour, RAPT ensures the individual’s cultural style, skills and behaviour are aligned to those of the organisation.

PepperTree People Solutions. Specialists in off-the-C-suite leadership search.

PepperTree People Solutions is a division of TATE LC, specialising in mid to senior leadership search. This endeavour is fired by the growing client need for talented and experienced individuals, to take on the increasingly complex and interconnected ecosystems that organisations and businesses operate in. PeppperTree brings to the table the same philosophy, operating principles and practices that have distinguished TATE LC search results for nearly a decade now.

TATE LC ADVISORY

'And of course there must be something wrong; In wanting to silence any song.' (A Minor Bird, Robert Frost)

~ Abhay Phadnis

Abhay’s experience emanates from his tenure as HR head, TCS Software Research Centre, Pune; and thereafter in the same position at TranSys Technologies’ India and US operations. Handling senior management roles like Head of Web Portals, Head of HR Consulting Group, and Head - Technology in Ma Foi Management Consultants, were part of Abhay’s achievements, in addition to consulting assignments in India, the Middle East, South-East Asia and Sri Lanka.

As an Executive Coach, Abhay specialises in Assessment & Development Centres, Performance Management Systems, HR Automation, Organisational Vision & HR Strategy.

Abhay is a post graduate and gold medallist from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and has a range of certifications in psychometric tools and assessment. His professional certifications include MBTI, Workplace Big 5, FIRO-B, CPI-260 and EUM.

Abhay unwinds by listening to Hindustani classical music, reading Urdu poetry, and solving cryptic crosswords.

‘Don't try to change people. Instead, change the environment.’

~ Paul Mathew

If you’ve heard of ‘Corporate Theatre,’ the name Paul Mathew would have been tagged closely alongside. Beyond his 20-year corporate experience and short service army commission tenure, Paul launched ‘Corporate Theatre’ in the year 2002.

Welcomed across a wide variety of organisations and industries, Corporate Theatre puts participants experientially in touch with their immense possibilities as individuals and as teams, to deliver excellence, under changing and challenging conditions.

Paul has conducted over 1800 workshops in India and abroad, touching 40,000 participants, including CEOs, Directors, and corporate Presidents, in India and abroad

Paul holds dual degrees in Arts - History, Sociology and English Literature

When not pursuing corporate theatre, Paul pursues pure theatre, the performing arts and penmanship.

“'In today's polarised world, we need to go beyond the competency trap in leadership development and focus on developing leaders who are ethical and prosocial in orientation. This is necessary for building a better world.”

~ Latha Poonamallee

Chair, Professor of Management & Innovation and Inaugural Faculty Fellow, New School, NYC; and Editor-in-Chief of the Society of Advancement of Management’s scholarly journal, are just two of Dr. Latha Poonamallee’s key achievements.

Dr. Poonamallee is Co-founder and Chairperson of In-Med Prognostics, a health-tech firm that brings affordable, accessible, and reliable predictive analytics for brain health to emerging markets.

She received a Fulbright Fellowship to work with the Botswana Civil Society, Botswana Government, US Embassy in Botswana, USAID,and private sector in Botswana to develop a social entrepreneurship ecosystem and leadership capacity building forcivil society.

Dr. Poonamallee’s scholarly work and consulting practice focusses on building organisational capacities towards a more just, sustainable and prosperous world. She has presented her award-winning research on change management, leadership, corporate social responsibility, and social entrepreneurship in numerous international journals and conferences.

Dr. Poonamallee is a Ph.D. in Organisational Behaviour from the Dept. of Organisational Behaviour, Case Western Reserve University, U.S.A.

Her favorite quote - "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” - Victor Frankl

TATE LC LEADERSHIP

‘We are uncompromising when it comes to client satisfaction and our team has the wherewithal to do just that.’

~ Hastha Krishnan

Not resting content with over two decades of deep experience in Executive Search and HR Services, Hastha launched TATE Leadership Consulting along with a team of like-minded associates. Bringing a distinctive approach to leadership hiring and consulting, Hastha’s vision provides the core inspiration to TATE.

Hastha’s global industry and consulting expertise was honed during her long Ma Foi tenure, as CEO - Executive Search, and on the Board. Beyond a 3-year stint in London, as Head, Europe Operations, Hastha front-ended the CorpComm, succession planning and professional staffing portfolios. Hastha was an Independent Director on the Board of Consolidated Construction Company Limited and has featured in the CII E Compendium of Women Achievers.

Hastha’s academic pursuits earned her a Bachelor's in English and Sociology, a Masters in English, and a Sr. Executive Program Diploma in Leadership & Strategy at Tias Nimbus Business School, in association with INSEAD.

Beyond business, Hastha believes that one’s societal contribution should transcend merely rendering assistance, to enabling and empowering families in a way that impacts future generations. As a Ma Foi Foundation trustee, Hastha works closely with the deserving via an integrated holistic approach to their education, health and livelihoods.

“The best things in life aren’t things.”

~ Hema Sriram

Hema’s core beliefs arises from a seminal understanding of a candidate’s capabilities and motivation, that precedes the fitment with the client's requirements and expectations. Her extensive experience in senior hiring stems from her two-decade tenure in the executive search space. Establishing excellent relationships with candidates and clients alike, is her forte. At TATE, Hema brings to the table her enviable prowess of mapping candidates to positions. With extraordinary negotiations skills, Hema ensures she attracts the right talent, on time and within budgets; a quality that has consistently been acknowledged by TATE clients.

Hema's experience forte lies in identifying the right candidates for niche positions across industries like manufacturing, energy, retail and infotech, in India and overseas.

Hema holds a Masters in Mass Communication.

‘TATE’s energy, positivity, celebration wins, even learnings from disappointments, are amongst the best things that have happened to me.’

~ Viju Swaminathan

Viju’s quest for serious work in a fun environment led her to TATE. The conducive rather than competitive environment she found there, coupled with trust and bonhomie, provided what she was looking for without having to ask for it. Over 30 years of work experience in English language teaching, Human Resources & Training. Heading HR for two large businesses apart from playing a key role in the training business. That’s a brief summary of Viju’s capabilities.

At TATE, Viju’s mandates in Executive Assessment and Training cover courseware development, training delivery, and business development. Her achievement spectrum covers a range of training programs in language and communication skills, and leadership development across functions and businesses.

Viju’s consultative approach and vigorous benchmarking process, have enabled organisations align their talent and succession strategies with specific business goals.

Viju has a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature, a degree in Education, and is a certified City & Guilds (UK) trainer.

As one with a ear for music Viju follows the Carnatic music scene closely but also has varied interests in classical dance and the age old art of embroidery. The world of books, however, is an all-time passion and she believes in Oscar Wilde’s words: If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

‘TATE has complemented the values that I uphold; the transparency in all transactions is what I love.’

~ Sundar GM

Sundar sees TATE as an organisation embodying openness and honesty in planning and goal setting. Where individual commitment and group effort merge to cast vision for individuals and the organisation.

Purposed by the drive to create great relationships in the marketplace, Sundar ardently works on positioning himself as the most respected and trusted client partner.

Comprehensive experience in specific areas like leadership consulting, talent advisory, recruitment and retention, and process migration / transition, astutely sum up Sundar’s 18-year expertise.

At TATE, Sundar’s strategic industry insights enable him handle business development & operations across the engineering, oil and gas, manufacturing and financial service domains.

High energy and an infectious enthusiasm typify Sundar’s team engagement approach for every assignment, from inception to success. His natural relationship building talent, enables him to enrol others in supporting positive change under challenging business situations.

Sundar is a post graduate diploma holder in marketing and business management from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management.

Sundar balances work, hobbies and family in an amazing way. An avid koi hobbyist he demonstrates great passion for animals and is keen on gardening. Sundar can talk about anything from toys to technology. He is greatly concerned about the environment and never leaves a stone unturned to conserve and protect natural resources. His ideologies and beliefs can be summed up in Abraham Lincoln’s quote: The best way to predict the future is to create it.

We are kept from our goal not by obstacles, but by a clear path to a lesser goal'

~ - Bhagvad Gita.

A cheerful disposition with a very positive attitude is what defines Nandhini as a person and a professional. Post a sabbatical of 6 years, Nandhini sought a workplace that will give her flexibility along with an opportunity to renew her passion for executive search. Commitment to work, a structured approach and the ability to lead a team to achievement makes her an excellent Search consultant. Nandhini thrives in an environment that is replete with energy and activity.

Nandhini has 18 years of experience in talent acquisition. She was with Ma Foi and then Randstad before she took a break from work. While at Ma Foi, Nandhini worked in UK for 6 months in search and staffing. She has worked on high value assignments across verticals.

A talented singer, Nandhini has been training in Carnatic music. She enjoys turning out gourmet dishes and her special skill lies in healthy desserts.