Shaping leadership that sustains

Accountable, Selective, Contextual

Executive search for professional services, industrials, tech companies and PE–backed ventures

Our Firm

Leadership transitions are periods of elevated organizational risks where errors are expensive and reversals are disruptive.

CERIBA AI has been established to address a clear gap in the market – high failure rate in leadership transitions. While failures are often framed as problems of competence, this is rarely the cause. Failures typically arise from less visible factors:

  • unclear role and performance expectations
  • insufficient integration support
  • disparate decision-making approaches

We are committed to leadership transitions that sustain.

Accountable

We remain accountable for the transition throughout the integration process and stay engaged until leadership effectiveness is established.

Selective

We are selective by design. We engage where we have conviction that our judgment, context and experience can meaningfully shape the leadership transition.

Contextual

We operate within the eco-system we know in depth. We bring nuanced contextual understanding, extensive personal network and rich experience of supporting over 200 senior leadership transitions.

Our Clients

Professional Services

Big 4, Strategy and Consulting firms hiring senior partners, acquiring leadership teams and full pyramids

Industrial organizations

Manufacturing, engineering and infrastructure conglomerates hiring CXOs covering Strategy, Finance, IT and HR

Technology & Digital

Digital Platforms, GCCs and product companies hiring Head of Business and team-lifts

PE-backed businesses

Scaled PE-backed businesses hiring CXOs in Operations and Business Development

Our Services

Executive search tailored to meet the unique demands of senior leadership transition and team acquisition

Senior Leadership Transition

Judgment-led leadership selection grounded in organizational context and strategic intent. Emphasis on system fit, decision quality and post-appointment integration. Accountability for leadership effectiveness beyond the point of hire.

Practice Acquisition

Leadership and specialist team acquisition aligned to strategic direction and cultural coherence. Focus on integration, continuity and value creation rather than talent aggregation. Disciplined approach to reduce fragmentation and accelerate impact.

Full-Pyramid Hiring

Design and execution of scaled hiring programs aligned to operating model and growth priorities. Balance of senior expertise, emerging talent and long-term capability building. Workforce structures built for execution, resilience and adaptability.

Our Leadership

Founding partners with deep experience in executive search, consulting and entrepreneurship

Priya

Priya Gupta

Founding Partner

Priya is the founder of Ceriba. She is based in New Delhi and has over 18 years of experience in advising clients on talent management including talent strategy, talent retention and executive search. She works across sectors and is active in the technology, digital, consulting, risk & compliance, tax & legal and HR domains. Priya has done two entrepreneurial stints in the media and consulting space. Priya is on the board of Sakha Consulting Wings, a social enterprise that provides safe transport solutions for women by women. Priya has an engineering degree from Punjab Technical University and MBA from IIM Calcutta.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Executive Search Industrials Professional Services
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Prashant

Prashant Vikram Singh

Cofounder

Prashant is the co-founder of Ceriba and is based in New Delhi and specializes in practice acquisition and full pyramid hiring. Prashant works across consulting, outsourcing, ESG, strategy and finance functions. Prior to Ceriba, Prashant was a partner with PwC where he did multiple roles in the deals advisory and consulting practice. He worked extensively across sectors with the private sector and the government. In his last role at PwC, Prashant led the sustainability and climate change practice. Prashant has a Bachelor in Technology from IIT Kanpur and MBA from IIM Bangalore.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Acqui-hiring Technology & Digital PE backed businesses
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Our Responsibility

Our commitment to corporate responsibility reflects our values and our vision for the future of executive leadership

Climate Change

Climate change is a critical business and societal issue and we are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our operations.

CSR

We are actively involved in empowering socially and economically backward groups, particularly women from disadvantaged sections, through employment opportunities

Get in Touch

We welcome the opportunity to support your leadership transition. Please feel free to reach out to us.

Location

New Delhi, India

Phone

+91 87007 10619

Email

connect@ceriba.ai