Hrit and Ziel

Who We Are

We are Leaders at Heart,
Guided by Our Soul

  1. Founded by former CXOs, including IIMC alumni, Hrit & Ziel brings leadership experience and deep industry knowledge to the table. We have walked the leadership path ourselves, mentoring senior executives and guiding them to leadership roles, ensuring the best fit and performance.
    Our team has extensive experience across domains and functions, allowing us to cater to diverse strategic opportunities.
    We specialize in Board Level, CXO Suite, and Senior Management hires.

Our Leadership Team

An entrepreneur and seasoned professional with 27+ years in HR, sales, supply chain, procurement, marketing, operations, and consulting, has worked with industry leaders like STAR TV and SONY, and consulted for entities such as RPG Group and Welspun. A clear thinker, he excels in recognising cultural-nuances across organisations, across geographies. He catches up on eco-political global news as well as plays squash in his spare time.

Nitin Dhar

Partner

Entrepreneur with experience in consultative selling, relationship management with CXOs, revenue generation, and talent acquisition across IT, ITES, Telecom, and FMCG sectors. She has worked with Bharti Airtel, British Telecom, AT&T, LinkedIn, IIMC, and The Better India. Passionate about animal welfare and sustainability, she also engages in theatre and short films.

Arunima Choudhury

Managing Partner

An entrepreneur and professional, he has managed global clients and CXOs in companies such as IBM, Bank of America, ABN AMRO, and Tata AIG. He introduced the European Investors in People HR strategy framework to India. With a strong association in the start-up ecosystem, he serves as a mentor with Deshpande Startups and IIMC. He is also deeply involved in executive and leadership coaching and mentoring. In his leisure time, he indulges in amateur theatre and enjoys reading about cosmology.

Amit Ray

Partner

An entrepreneur and seasoned professional with 27+ years in HR, sales, supply chain, procurement, marketing, operations, and consulting, has worked with industry leaders like STAR TV and SONY, and consulted for entities such as RPG Group and Welspun. A clear thinker, he excels in recognising cultural-nuances across organisations, across geographies. He catches up on eco-political global news as well as plays squash in his spare time.

Entrepreneur with experience in consultative selling, relationship management with CXOs, revenue generation, and talent acquisition across IT, ITES, Telecom, and FMCG sectors. She has worked with Bharti Airtel, British Telecom, AT&T, LinkedIn, IIMC, and The Better India. Passionate about animal welfare and sustainability, she also engages in theatre and short films.

An entrepreneur and professional, he has managed global clients and CXOs in companies such as IBM, Bank of America, ABN AMRO, and Tata AIG. He introduced the European Investors in People HR strategy framework to India. With a strong association in the start-up ecosystem, he serves as a mentor with Deshpande Startups and IIMC. He is also deeply involved in executive and leadership coaching and mentoring. In his leisure time, he indulges in amateur theatre and enjoys reading about cosmology.

Nitin Dhar

Partner

Arunima Choudhury

Managing Partner

Amit Ray

Partner

We are Leaders at Heart, Guided by Our Soul

Founded by former CXOs, including IIMC alumni, Hrit & Ziel brings leadership experience and deep industry knowledge to the table. We have walked the leadership path ourselves, mentoring senior executives and guiding them to leadership roles, ensuring the best fit and performance.

Our team has extensive experience across domains and functions, allowing us to cater to diverse strategic opportunities. We specialize in Board Level, CXO Suite, and Senior Management hires.

Mission

To connect, as fast as possible, organizations with visionary leaders who drive innovation, growth, and success to shape the future of the companies; leveraged by our people knowledge, diverse networks and strong commitment to inclusivity and excellence.

Vision

Help organisations in growth through performance ‎




The Leadership Team

Nitin Dhar - Partner

  • Entrepreneur and a Professional with 27+ years of experience

  • Worked across multiple functions like Distribution Sales, Supply Chain,  Procurement, Marketing, Operations,  Spend  Management  &  Consulting

  • Started career in IT with Compaq and has been with industry leaders  like STAR Tv, SONY Entertainment Television, Consulted multi business  entities like RPG Group, Welspun, Lodha, and others in the  Manufacturing, Textile, Construction and Engineering at various CXO  and management levels

  • A clear thinker with an in-depth understanding of business  requirements and of cultural-nuances across geographies, has been a  guide to CXO and Key Management personnel

  • An Entrepreneur at heart, loves to interact with younger generations  to have a pulse on the shifting aspirations of the Global workforce

Arunima Choudhury – Managing Partner

  • An Entrepreneur with 25 years of experience
  • Worked across multiple functions such as Cosultative Selling,  Relationship Management with CXOs, Revenue Generation &  Retention, Talent Acquisition with clients in IT, ITES, Telecom & FMCG

  • Worked with brands like Bharti Airtel, British Telcom, AT&T & LinkedIn

  • She has also worked with brands like IIMC and The Better India  working closely with the Education and Ecommerce spaces

  • Managed teams, internal and client stakeholders and CXOs across the  globe

  • ØPassionate about Animal Welfare & Rights and Sustainability, works  with various animal welfare associations and grass-root handicraft  workers for market creation

  • Part of the theatre circle, is also seen on stage and in short films

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Amit Ray – Partner

  • Entrepreneur and a Professional with 25+ years of experience

  • Worked across multiple functions like Sales, Service, Operations, HR,  Marketing, Strategy and ITES training

  • Worked with brands like IBM, Bank of America, ABN AMRO, TATA-AIG,  Vidal in India and abroad, managing clients and CXO level stakeholders  across the globe

  • Introduced a People and People Practice based British framework  called Investors in People to various CHROs and CEOs in India

  • Worked with start-ups for over a decade, coaching CXOs and a mentor  with Deshpande Startups

  • A CFA and an IIMC alumnus

  • Designed and delivers the MBAex onboarding programme at IIMC as  well as being a mentor

  • Mentor at Deshpande Startups and at IIMC