CEO & MD resume writing and executive branding
You’ve built the business.
Now build the case for you.
For CEOs, MDs and country heads, and the leaders about to become one. Your board-ready resume, LinkedIn and contract negotiation, written by a former headhunter who knows how boards and search firms choose a CEO.
Every word written by the founderNDA from day oneNo AI drafting, no associates
Sound familiar?
A big career. A small profile.
- 01Your resume lists every function that reported to you. A board wants to know what changed because you were there.
- 02You turned the business around. On paper, it reads like you managed it.
- 03Search firms see a country head. You want to be seen as a CEO.
- 04Your current board knows your value. The next board has never heard of you.
- 05You’re the face of the company, but your own LinkedIn hasn’t changed in four years.
- 06You negotiate for the whole organisation, and accept the first contract for yourself.
Boards hire CEOs on three things: the value they created, the size of what they ran, and whether they can be trusted with what comes next. Most CEO resumes show the first poorly and the third not at all.
The rewrite
Same career.
Read as CEO / MD.
Responsible for overall business operations, P&L and strategy.
Reads as: general manager. Scope without outcome.Took a loss-making ₹800 Cr consumer business to 14% EBITDA in three years by exiting two categories and rebuilding distribution in Tier 2 cities.
Reads as: CEO. Starting point, decision, result.Led the company through a period of strong growth.
Reads as: along for the ride.Grew revenue from ₹450 Cr to ₹1,100 Cr in four years, including a ₹200 Cr acquisition integrated in nine months.
Reads as: value creator. Scale, pace, M&A.Worked closely with the board and investors.
Reads as: attended meetings.Led the management plan and investor roadshow for a ₹600 Cr secondary sale to a new PE sponsor.
Reads as: trusted with capital.Illustrative example. Your rewrite uses only your own verified numbers.
The 60-second shortlist check
Would a board shortlist you as CEO?
Tap each one your resume and LinkedIn show clearly today, with numbers.
Your move
Every route to the corner office reads differently.
Your P&L is a division; boards want enterprise-wide accountability.
Your division written as the company you run: strategy, capital, people.
Division P&L as a standalone business, cross-functional calls, board presentations.
Typecast as the operator or the numbers person.
The commercial and strategic choices you made, not the ones you supported.
Growth decisions, customer wins, turnarounds you led.
Seen as executing a global playbook.
The local strategy you authored and the market you built.
Share gains, local products, partnerships, regulatory wins.
Boards worry about governance and fit.
Institution-building and professional management.
Board set-up, processes, leaders hired, investor relationships.
Scale and value-creation record are the question.
Value created per year and per rupee invested.
EBITDA expansion, refinancing, exits, multiple expansion.
Operating success doesn’t automatically read as governance.
Oversight, risk, succession and capital allocation.
Committee work, governance reforms, CEOs you mentored.
The offer
A CEO contract is more than CTC.
The contract is where CEOs leave the most on the table: equity, severance and how your performance is measured. We go through each clause with you before you sign.
- Fixed vs variable
- Long-term incentive / ESOP
- Performance metrics
- Severance & notice
- Change-of-control terms
- D&O cover
- Non-compete scope
- Housing & relocation
Everything a CEO / MD move needs, written by the founder, with a year of private counsel.
Book a complimentary consultation See the full CXO Private Office- Recruiter’s audit of your current profile
- CEO / MD resume (master + ATS) and LinkedIn rebrand
- Executive and board biography
- Career roadmap and networking scripts
- Five live interview & compensation sessions
- Offer negotiation support until you sign
- Unlimited revisions · one year of private counsel
Questions, answered.
I’m a business head, not yet a CEO. Is this for me?
Yes. Many CEO mandates start one level below. We write your division as the business you run, so the CEO seat reads as the next logical step.
Why ₹1,20,000?
Because it isn’t a resume. It’s board-ready positioning, five live sessions, contract negotiation and a year of counsel. On a CEO package, the negotiation alone usually covers the fee many times over.
Do you write board bios and investor profiles?
Yes. An executive and board biography is part of the package, written for investors, boards and media.
Promoter-led or PE-backed: does it change the story?
Completely. Promoters look for trust and continuity; PE sponsors look for a value-creation plan. We position you for the board you’re meeting.
How is confidentiality handled?
An NDA is signed before the first substantive call. Only Prashanth handles your files, and outreach is planned so your employer never sees a public search.
Will my resume pass ATS screening?
Yes. You get an ATS version alongside the executive version, without diluting how you read to a human.
Can you guarantee a role or a salary?
No one honest can. We strengthen your positioning and prepare your negotiation; hiring and pay decisions rest with the employer.
You’ve run the company.
Now position the CEO.
Twenty minutes with Prashanth. An honest view of how boards and search firms read you today, and what would change it.
20 minutes · No payment required · Confidential