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Executive Board

  • Mr. Lohit Bhatia

    President, Indian Staffing Federation
    President - Workforce Management, Quess Corp Ltd.

    Lohit has over 27 years of corporate experience post his education, at The Army Public School, New Delhi. He specialized in Computer science at school and followed on to graduate with Economics Honors from Delhi University. After graduating from DU, Lohit completed his MBA from The Apeejay School of Marketing in 2007.  Post his education he has worked over 10+ years in the manufacturing industry ( Textiles and Auto Components). Here he was instrumental in establishing and leading one of India’s largest Auto component export unit at the Noida Special Economic Zone. Moving on after the 11 years of manufacturing experience,  he has worked in the Service Sector for the last 13 years. Starting with the Search and Recruitment Industry, he was later appointed by Quess Corp Ltd, ( erstwhile Ikya Human Capital Solutions Pvt ltd in 2010 ) , as GM ( North & East – Staffing Solutions ). During the past 10 years he has grown the Staffing business over 20x in HC and revenue terms from a base of nearly 12500 back then to over 250K currently. Today, Lohit is President ( workforce management ) and heads Staffing in India and APAC region, servicing over 1500 clients, with 270K+ associates. During this period of 10 years Ikya went on to become Quess Corp Ltd , raised funds from long term investor Fairfax financial Canada and went on to become one off India’s largest IPO in 2016 Today Quess Corp Ltd is India’s Largest Private Sector employer with 385,000 employees. Lohit has been part of all key leadership decision making as well as coordination with various Corporate bodies representing the company with CII , FICCI , Niti Aayog , and various ministries in his capacity as both representing of largest Private sector employer and based at Gurgaon , Delhi NCR.

  • Mr. Manmeet Singh

    Vice President, Indian Staffing Federation
    CEO, FirstMeridian Global Services Pvt. Ltd.
  • Mr. Narayan Bhargava

    Treasurer, Indian Staffing Federation
    Chairman & MD, Calibehr Business Support Services Pvt. Ltd. (NBG Group)

    Treasurer/Board Member, Indian Staffing Federation
    (Chairman & MD, Calibehr Business Support Services Pvt. Ltd. (NBG)

    Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant by profession, Mr Narayan Bhargava is at the helm of Narayan Bhargava Group, the parent company of Calibehr, MyBranch, NSB & Co and Narayan Bhargava Foundation)

    Mr. Bhargava’s objective has always been achievements beyond business. He has been a staunch believer and follower of ethical values; driving the group likewise.

    Under his abled leadership; the group is innovatively working to solve problems related to major business verticals: namely; People, Process and Technology. He believes and works to address related business problems branching from several types and provide sustainable business solutions that work well in the long run.

    Calibehr is a preferred business solution provider with a module that enables sustainable growth. The company has a constant thirst to create newer solutions under the people, process and technology segments. This enables clients’ to operate their business using timely sustainable solutions.

    Calibehr has been awarded multiple times as the “Dream Company to Work For” (Recently in 2020) by the Times Ascent World HRD Congress along with a series of other awards covering all business services.

    As a businessman, philanthropist, investor, humanitarian and a serial entrepreneur, Mr Bhargava has always identified himself as an independent thinker and doer.

    Very early in his professional journey; he had set his mind upon carving out a niche for himself, and leave his imprints on the business world. His intense passion and love for work enables him to continue his successful journey aimed at uplifting communities beyond business.

  • Mr. R P Yadav

    Board Member, Indian Staffing Federation
    Chairman & Managing Director, Genius Consultants Ltd.

    Mr.R.P Yadav is a B.Sc from Calcutta University; MBA (Marketing) from IISWBM, Kolkata and MIMA, Lead Auditor for ISO-9001:2000 from London, IRCA. He has a vast experience of 16 years in reputed Companies like Johnson and Johnson, Jai Engineering Limited, HCL, Business Forms Limited. He has handled portfolios for Sales & Marketing and has been positioned as General Manager & Profit Centre Head in these companies.

    Mr.Yadav is the founder of Genius Consultants Ltd and is currently engaged at the capacity of Chairman & Managing Director of the Company.

    Mr. Yadav has been Ex- Chairman of Indian Society for Training & Development (ISTD) Kolkata Chapter and also been an Ex – Chairman of Executive Recruiters Association (ERA).

  • Mr. Atanu Banerjee

    Board Member, Indian Staffing Federation
    CEO-Staffing, Spectrum Talent Management Ltd.
  • Mr. Farhan Azmi

    Board Member, Indian Staffing Federation
    Chairman & Managing Director, Futurz Staffing Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

    Farhan Azmi is the Chairman and Managing Director at Futurz Staffing Solutions, a recruitment firm that specializes in staffing services and caters to multiple business domains. Under his tutelage, Futurz has seen tremendous growth, expanding from one office in Mumbai in 2008 to a presence in more than 21 cities in India and 3 international offices today. In his 18 years of experience as an entrepreneur, Farhan has often been recognized and celebrated. Winner of the Times Power Men Awards, he has also been featured as a “Young Entrepreneur” by CNBC, presented in the cover story of The Week, Silicon India and Business World magazines, and showcased in the Times of India as a “Young Achiever.”

    Tenure with ISF: Farhan was first elected to the Executive Board from the period 2012 to 2014. He has thereon been successfully re-elected into the Executive Board thrice, due to his passion for growth in the staffing industry.

  • Mr. Sanju Ballurkar

    Board Member, Indian Staffing Federation
    President-Experis, ManpowerGroup Services India Pvt. Ltd.

    Sanju Ballurkar brings with him 25 years of rich cross-functional experience spanning across domains like Engineering & Product Development, IT Services, Business Operations and P&L Management. Prior to joining ManpowerGroup, Sanju headed Magna Infotech (A division of Quess Corp). He was instrumental in building winning teams, creating robust technology systems related to both Recruitment and back office management and enhancing operational and cost efficiencies. He also served as the Chief Innovation Officer responsible for developing strategic technology frameworks for the Group’s various lines of businesses, including Human Capital Services, Facility Management Services, Food and Hospitality Services as well as Training and Skill Development.

    He holds an Engineering degree and two Master of Science degrees from USA and has worked for 8 years with the global technology giant ‘Pitney Bowes’ (USA). He has 2 US patents for his pioneering R&D work and has several international publications to his credit.

  • Mr. Somnath Banerjee

    Board Member, Indian Staffing Federation
    CEO & Co-Founder, Orion Corporate Alliance Pvt. Ltd.

    Mr. Somnath Banerjee is the Co-founder and CEO of Orion Corporate Alliance Private Limited.  With rich experience in Staffing & Skill Development, he has been instrumental in orchestrating growth trajectory for various start-up business projects and took those to great heights. From organization optimization, strategic planning and execution, program management and delivery, he has always been at the forefront and added value through his efforts in formal staffing.  He is revered by industry leaders & his efforts in transforming the industry has been recognized and applauded by CII, ASSOCHAM, BCC&I (Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Times Group, Walmart & World HRD Congress.

  • Mr. Kartik Narayan

    Board Member, Indian Staffing Federation
    CEO- Staffing, Teamlease Services Ltd
  • Mr. Baldev Raj Sachdeva

    Board Member, Indian Staffing Federation
    Director, Lexmark Corporate Services Pvt. Ltd.
  • Manu Saigal

    Board Member-Indian Staffing Federation
    Director at Adecco India Pvt. Ltd.

    Manu Saigal heads the General Staffing Business and is responsible for driving growth and coordinating operations in the region. She comes with over 20 years of rich experience and her background includes P&L management, go-to-market strategy, and sales leadership – growing and managing large scale businesses. Her passions are creating and maintaining client relationships, as well as developing and executing growth strategies and team management. In the last 5 years, Manu has donned multiple roles within The Adecco Group, India; driving the Professional Staffing, Managed Services, Permanent Placement, Pharmaceutical, and Life-Sciences business lines.

    Prior to this role, she has served with Wipro and Birlasoft, and was responsible for managing mission-critical IT infrastructure for clients. In her capacity, she has had experience in framing and executing new initiatives and people management to deliver business value, drive productivity and digital improvements for customers. Post this, Manu moved to lead the Staffing and Talent Optimization team for a Business Unit, responsible for resource fulfillment, allocation & management.

    Manu holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Mysore University, a MBA degree from Dayalbagh University, Agra and a PGPMAX degree Indian School of Business.

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