Mehrab Deboo

Mehrab is a Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry and in his 20 years in executive search, has successfully managed over 800 searches in the following functional disciplines; operations, supply chain, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, quality, engineering/R&D, and general management. He has partnered with Fortune 500, Private Equity, Family Owned, and Venture Capital backed companies to build their leadership teams at the most senior levels.

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Mehrab has conducted a number of senior leadership assignments for companies that include: Akzo Nobel, Amtrak, Baxter, Belden, Bluestem Brands, Campbell’s Soup, Canadian National, Cargill, Carlson-Rezidor, Case New Holland, Conrail, CSX Corporation, Danaher, Diageo, Dover, Ecolab, Fiat, Fleetpride, Flowserve, General Motors, Halliburton, HPE, IEH Auto, Jarden, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Heinz, Lululemon, Medtronic, Metrie, Newell Brands, Norfolk Southern, Oshkosh Corporation, PACCAR, Pfizer, Pepsi, Pinnacle Foods, Remy International, TOMS Shoes, Tuesday Morning, Unilever, Whirlpool, Woodward, W.W. Grainger, and Xylem Corporation.

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Mehrab also works with top PE firms and privately held companies to recruit Presidents & Chief Operating Officers looking to drive Lean Enterprise transformations. He has worked with multiple private equity firms including, Advent International, CD&R, The Carlyle Group, Goldman Sachs, Grey Mountain Partners, KPCB, Madison Industries, New Mountain Capital, Peak Rock, Sterling Capital, TPG, and Wellspring Capital. Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Mehrab was a Principal within the Global Supply Chain & Operations Practice of another global management search firm for seven years. He started his career with a boutique search firm that focused on operations and supply chain work.Mehrab has extensive international and cross-cultural experience having spent eight years in Southeast Asia while living in Singapore. Mehrab earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from DePaul University.