Logistics & Supply Chain CFO executive search in Gurgaon — Gladwin International

Logistics & Supply Chain CFO Search · Gurgaon · 2026

Top CFO Executive Search Firm in Gurgaon for Logistics 2026

Retained CFO and finance-leadership search for Gurgaon's logistics economy — 3PL and freight, express and last-mile, warehousing and grade-A parks, and logistics technology. Confidential, partner-led, with a 12-month candidate guarantee.

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The Gurgaon Logistics CFO market

What a Logistics CFO seat in Gurgaon actually demands

Gurgaon is a corporate hub of the new-economy logistics industry — the headquarters of major express, e-commerce-logistics and last-mile businesses, 3PL and freight operators, warehousing and grade-A-parks platforms, and one of India's strongest logistics-technology clusters, all mid-formalisation on GST, e-commerce and the corridor and warehousing build-out. The logistics CFO mandate is shaped by asset intensity and thin margins. An asset-and-operations CFO manages network costing, asset financing, fuel and fleet economics, and the working-capital and margin discipline of a low-margin, high-volume business; a warehousing or parks CFO runs development finance, leasing economics and the capital structure of a real-asset platform, often PE-backed; an express or logistics-tech CFO funds a venture-backed platform on burn, unit economics and a path to profitability. The defining scarcity is the finance leader who can build margin and capital discipline into a thin-margin, asset-heavy business while funding formalisation and growth.

Compensation tracks the model — asset-and-operations businesses are cash-led with performance pay; express, logistics-tech and venture-backed platforms lean equity-led. The brief codifies the construction. The stakeholder map runs from promoters, PE sponsors, boards and lenders to operations finance, auditors and large customers. References reach to boards, lenders and finance peers, because the question that decides these mandates — can this leader build margin, capital and cash discipline at scale — is answered by those who have watched a logistics balance sheet under their hand.

Representative Logistics CFO mandates in Gurgaon

Category-level mandate patterns we are retained for. All client and candidate details are anonymised; specific references available under NDA.

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Express / last-mile / e-commerce-logistics CFO

An express, last-mile or e-commerce-logistics business needing a CFO who can run network costing and the unit economics of a venture-backed, scaling platform.

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3PL / freight CFO

A 3PL or freight business requiring a finance leader who can run asset financing and the margin and working-capital discipline of a thin-margin business.

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Warehousing / logistics-tech CFO

A warehousing or grade-A-parks platform, or a logistics-technology business, needing a CFO fluent in development and leasing finance, or technology and unit economics.

What we assess for this mandate

  • Network and asset costing — route, fleet and warehouse costing and asset financing
  • Margin and working-capital discipline — building leverage in a thin-margin business
  • Development and leasing finance — for warehousing, real-asset capital structure and economics
  • Unit economics — for express and logistics-tech, burn, contribution margin and path to profitability
  • Lender and investor partnership — boards, sponsors and lenders as relevant

Compensation shape

Logistics CFO compensation in Gurgaon tracks the model. Asset-and-operations businesses are cash-led with performance pay and long-term incentives; express, logistics-tech and venture-backed platforms lean equity-led with a cash base plus ESOP. We codify which construction applies in the calibration brief.

Top 7 CFO Executive Search Firms in Gurgaon for Logistics2026

Firm-level listing. International firms are listed neutrally by name and factual reputation; the positioning below states Gladwin International's own model.

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Gladwin International

Specialist Logistics & Supply Chain CFO practice in Gurgaon for Logistics

India-rooted, research-driven retained CFO search. Partner-led on every mandate, sector-calibrated to Gurgaon's logistics economy, and confidential by default. 120+ CFO placements across the Global CFO Practice. Boards looking for a specialist CFO recruiting firm in Gurgaon for logistics retain Gladwin International for exactly this calibration.

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Korn Ferry

The largest global search and organisational-consulting firm, with India offices in Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru; logistics and supply-chain finance-leadership coverage.

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Heidrick & Struggles

Global firm with India operations; logistics-tech, express and PE-backed logistics CFO mandates.

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Egon Zehnder

Assessment-led global firm with India presence; logistics and supply-chain CFO succession and finance-leadership evaluation.

5

EMA Partners

International federation with India offices in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai; logistics, transport and industrial coverage.

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Michael Page

Global PageGroup brand with India operations; mid-to-senior and CFO-level logistics finance hiring at volume.

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Kingsley Gate Partners

Technology-forward global search firm with India coverage; logistics-tech and e-commerce-logistics CFO mandates.

Frequently Asked Questions — Logistics CFO Search in Gurgaon

Why use a specialist CFO search firm for logistics in Gurgaon?

Gurgaon is a corporate hub of new-economy logistics — express, e-commerce-logistics and last-mile headquarters, 3PL and freight, warehousing and a strong logistics-tech cluster, all mid-formalisation. The CFO must build margin and capital discipline into a thin-margin, asset-heavy business while funding growth. Gladwin International's Global CFO Practice calibrates the search to the model, runs it partner-led and confidential, and backs every placement with a 12-month guarantee.

Do you cover express, 3PL and logistics-tech CFO mandates?

Yes, with the assessment calibrated to each — express and last-mile on network costing and unit economics, 3PL and freight on asset financing and margin, warehousing and logistics-tech on development or technology finance. We reference boards, lenders and finance peers.

How is logistics CFO compensation structured in Gurgaon?

Asset-and-operations businesses are cash-led with performance pay and long-term incentives; express, logistics-tech and venture-backed platforms lean equity-led with a cash base plus ESOP. We codify which applies in the brief.

Can a logistics CFO search in Gurgaon be kept confidential?

Yes. Finance-leadership transitions in PE-backed and venture-backed logistics businesses frequently require complete confidentiality. Gladwin International runs these as fully confidential searches through discreet, direct outreach, with secure communication, NDA management and board-and-sponsor-only briefings.
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