Healthcare executive hiring at the CXO and VP level is one of the most complex recruitment challenges in Indian industry. The candidate pool for a Chief Medical Officer of a 300-bed multi-specialty hospital group is genuinely small. The search must be confidential on both sides. And the consequences of a wrong hire are felt for years.
ICG's CXO recruitment is executive search — not a database search. ICG maps the market for candidates who meet the specific profile, approaches them discreetly, and conducts structured assessment before a single name is shared with the client.
For hospital groups, the most frequent CXO engagements involve: Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, VP Operations or COO, Chief Human Resources Officer, VP Business Development, and Marketing Director.
All ICG CXO searches include structured reference checks — minimum two references per finalist, conducted through structured phone calls covering specific management scenarios. This is the step most hospital management teams skip, and the step that most consistently changes hiring decisions.