The person should operate almost like a Promoter’s Office / Group CEO Office professional.

Most important qualities

1. Extremely high confidentiality and integrity

They may see unpublished financial information, acquisition discussions, board matters, investor information, legal issues, promoter-level strategy and confidential correspondence. Trustworthiness is non-negotiable.

2. Strong business and financial understanding

They should understand basic P&L;, balance sheet, cash flow, valuations, budgets, MIS, acquisitions, due diligence, fundraising and business performance—not necessarily at CA level, but enough to understand what management is discussing.

3. Listed-company awareness

Prefer someone familiar with board meetings, stock-exchange communications, compliance calendars, company secretarial processes, investor relations and handling price-sensitive/confidential information.

4. Acquisition and due-diligence coordination ability

They should be capable of coordinating lawyers, CAs, CS professionals, investment bankers, consultants and target-company management; maintaining document trackers, NDA status, data-room requirements, due-diligence observations and closing action points.

5. Exceptional follow-up ability

This is probably one of the most important practical skills. If you give 30 instructions across several companies, the EA should independently track:

Task → Owner → Deadline → Current status → Delay reason → Next action.

6. Group-company monitoring capability

They should collect daily/weekly MIS from CEOs, CFOs, sales heads, plant heads, HR,



legal and finance teams and give you a short-consolidated management summary instead of forwarding hundreds of messages.

7. Ability to challenge and escalate

You do not need an EA who only says “yes sir.” A strong EA should tell you:

“This has been pending for seven days.”

“The management team's answer does not address the issue.”

“The acquisition team still has three unresolved risks.”

“This decision requires your attention today.”

8. Excellent communication

Professional English is important because the person may communicate with directors, investors, bankers, lawyers, international customers, government authorities, consultants and senior management.

9. Very strong drafting ability

They should comfortably prepare emails, management notes, meeting agendas, minutes, board-level summaries, presentations, action trackers and acquisition briefs.

10. High intelligence with fast learning ability

Because your businesses may be in completely different industries, the EA must quickly understand new companies, products, terminology and business models.

11. Strong personality but low ego

They need enough authority to follow up with CEOs/CFOs/senior managers on your behalf, while still maintaining relationships and respecting hierarchy.

12. Decision prioritisation

They should know the difference between:

- urgent and important;
- promoter decision required;




- management can resolve;
- information only;
- compliance/legal risk;
- financial risk;
- acquisition-critical issue.

13. Availability and travel flexibility

For a group promoter, the role may involve long hours, changing schedules, domestic/international travel, plant visits, investor meetings, board meetings and acquisition negotiations.

14. Technology and AI proficiency

Solid command of Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Google/Microsoft tools, dashboards, AI tools, meeting transcription, task-management systems and data organisation can dramatically increase the promoter office's efficiency.

15. Emotionally stable under pressure

During acquisitions, fundraising, regulatory matters or business crises, the EA must remain calm, organised and discreet.

The profile I would prefer for your requirement

Look for approximately 5–10+ years of experience, preferably from one of these backgrounds:

CEO/MD Office, Promoter's Office, Investment Banking, Big 4 advisory, Corporate Strategy, Management Consulting, Company Secretary/Legal Coordination, Private Equity portfolio office, or Executive Assistant to Chairman/MD of a listed group.

Educational backgrounds such as CA / MBA / CS / finance / law / engineering + MBA can be particularly useful, although practical intelligence and execution ability matter more than the degree.

For your scale, I would even consider changing the designation from simply Executive Assistant to:

Executive Assistant to Group Chairman / Managing Director – Promoter's Office & Strategic Initiatives

Pay: ₹70,000.00 - ₹75,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

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