Vinu Nair

CEO

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India33 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in IT recruitment across multiple sectors.
Proven track record of high interview-to-offer conversion.
Strong global network with local market expertise.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned IT recruitment leader with expertise in SaaS and enterprise solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

RecruitingTalent AcquisitionSalesBusiness DevelopmentProject ManagementErp

Other Skills

ConsultingVendor ManagementEmployee RelationsBusiness StrategyOutsourcingSourcingNew Business DevelopmentTalent ManagementCRMBusiness AnalysisBusiness IntelligenceSAP HRManaged ServicesSAP ERPExecutive Management

About

I live and work in Chennai, where I manage a search and selection business under Antal International. Our focus is IT talent, helping GCCs, startups, SaaS, eCommerce, and IT services find the people they need to grow. Within my practice, we have built domain-specific desks covering analytics, AI, BI, software engineering, architects, IT sales, delivery managers, and tech leads. This focus means we go beyond generic recruitment and bring sharper expertise to every search. With Antal’s presence across 40+ countries, we also connect top quartile candidates to career opportunities not only in India but globally. My aspiration has always been clear: to be counted among the tier-1 partners in IT recruitment, trusted to deliver quality, respected for clarity, and capable of balancing both urgency and budget. Beyond work, I find balance in endurance sports. Running half-marathons and cycling long distances keep me grounded in patience and consistency. I am also passionate about veganism, art, classical music, and history, each giving me a different lens to see the world. And on the lighter side, I still joke about trying stand-up comedy one day.

Experience

33 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

4 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

15 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Antal international

Managing Partner

Feb 2011 – Present · 15 yrs 3 mos · Chennai Area, India

Antal International is a global recruitment business present in 40+ countries and 18 years in India. In Chennai, I lead our IT recruitment practice, working with GCCs, SaaS firms, startups, and IT services companies.
What defines my work:
Global reach, local depth: leveraging Antal’s network while building domain-specialist desks in Engineering, SAP, Analytics, and more.
Proof-driven outcomes: 75% of CVs we share lead to first interviews, and 75–80% of offers convert to joins.
Exclusivity and clarity: choosing to work as a true partner to clients, not just another CV postbox.
Candidate experience: career advice, honest conversations, and aligning people with opportunities where they can succeed.
This mix of international scale and local discipline has shaped our reputation as a partner clients and candidates trust.

RecruitingTalent AcquisitionBusiness DevelopmentConsultingVendor ManagementEmployee Relations+1

Ntt data formerly keane india ltd

VP - Sales and CM

Dec 2002 – Jan 2011 · 8 yrs 1 mo · Greater Chennai Area

Joined Keane in its avatar as IT Solutions in December 2002, it later got rebranded as Caritor in early 2003. Contributed to Caritor’s most successful and growth oriented phase, among the many achievements of the Organization most notable was it acquiring Keane in 2007 and post the merger the new Organization retained the name Keane. Keane got in turn acquired by NTT Data.
Performed diverse roles some of which helped me learn and others to leverage my abilities to Consult, convince, implement, manage expectation and extend various IT and business solutions for Keane’s Customers globally. Stints helped in acquiring Global Outlook as I was involved in Customer facing/centric roles across 15+ countries.
Roles Performed at Keane
Project Manager - Internal ERP implementation
Project Manager - ERP rollout in APAC for a large Fortune 100 Client
Program Manager – ERP rollout globally
Head CoE – Internal function to help Delivery acquire and implement new Technologies
VP, Sales and CM – P&L responsibility for India and ME region.

SalesBusiness DevelopmentProject ManagementERPConsulting

Hexaware technologies

Consultant

Jan 2001 – Jul 2002 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Reading Area

Based out of UK and worked for Hexaware's Customers in the Geography.

Genesys enterprises pvt ltd

Consultant

Feb 2000 – Dec 2000 · 10 mos

Genesys was a start-up with specific focus to offer solutions in the B2C space, worked as a Consultant to explore options to integrate their services with any ERP. Was based out of London in the UK.

Harrowgate technologies pvt ltd

SAP Consultant

Oct 1998 – Jan 2000 · 1 yr 3 mos

Got trained on SAP ERP and later worked as SAP- Sales and Distribution Consultant.

Parry enterprises india ltd. tuflex india divison

Dy.Manager - Western Region

Jul 1997 – Sep 1998 · 1 yr 2 mos

Managed Western Region operations for Tuflex (was called Netlon then), responsibilities included:
Managing revenue and growth from the largest region for Netlon
Managing Sales Team and Customers in the region
Introduce new products and services
Successfully introduced Products to new markets and verticals
Infused new sales initiatives and realigned the distribution network

Itw signode india ltd

Sr.Sales Engineer

Jan 1992 – Jan 1997 · 5 yrs

Worked from 1992 to 1995 in their MST division which later was grouped under the Plastics Group. Was based out of Cochin in South India.
Moved to Mumbai in 1996 and worked till Q3 of 1997 in the Plastics group selling ML/MCD solutions in the Western region.