The Steinbach & Partner India Executive Search Practice is headquartered in the city of Pune which is located in Western India approximately 200 kms South East of Mumbai, India. Pune is well connected by road, rail and air with direct flights from Pune to Frankfurt. Pune has a population of 5.5 million people and is primarily an industrial city popularly called the " Detroit of India " because of the large presence of Automotive OEMs as well as Tier One Suppliers including Tata Motors, Volkswagen, Daimler Benz, MAN Trucks, ZF Group, Bajaj Auto etc. Pune also has a strong Talent pool mainly in the areas of Engineering, IT and Bio Technology - Pune is often called the " Oxford of the East " because of its Educational Institutions some of which are over 150 years old! Pune is a home to a large number of German Companies - at the last count 200 German Companies were incorporated in the Pune region. There are also close to 1500 German Managers currently working in Pune. In fact in October 2011 the Oktoberfest was celebrated in Pune ably organized by the strong Indo German Chamber of Commerce, Pune Chapter!

Mr Rao has worked extensively with Multinationals including the Fiat Group, Piaggio, GKN Plc and a host of other mid size European Companies from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. His focus has included the Automotive and Engineering Sectors both at the OEM as well as the Tier One Supplier level.

Though Steinbach & Partner India is located in Pune we have access to candidates across India. Mr Rao has serviced Companies/Clients located in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai.

Steinbach & Partner India has also strong cooperation links and can recommend Law Firms, Relocation Companies, Pay Roll and Accounting Firms to help International Companies establish themselves in India and participate in the India Growth Story.