Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has appointed Amit Jaiswal as Chief Operating Officer. He will be located at the Delhi office and will be leading the Business Services team to drive innovation and efficiency across all facets, including Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Administration and Markets.
Amit has more than two decades of leadership experience in Indian and global consulting firms, including helping clients in articulating their strategic direction, business plans, and driving transformational operational efficiencies.
Prior to joining SAM & Co, Amit worked as Executive Director at Russell Reynolds Associates, with specific focus on leadership advisory and executive search. Prior to this, he spent more than 15 years with Grant Thornton Bharat in various roles, including being their Chief Operating Officer and also as leader of the Human Capital Consulting practice.
Amit holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Jadavpur University (Gold Medalist), and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
On his new role at the firm, Amit said, “I am very excited to join India’s leading law firm. I am looking forward to contributing to the firm’s continued success and endeavour to be the best in class law firm in the country, making it the most preferred firm for our clients and our people.”
Executive Chairman Dr. Shardul S. Shroff expressed delight on having Amit on board. “We are very confident that he will play an important role in the continued success of our firm. His valuable experience in strategy and leading business support systems will help our business operations and to the growth of the firm. We wish him all the success in his role at the firm,” he said.
