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Institute of Risk Management (IRM) India Affiliate: Geographic Expansion
IRM India Affiliate established its third Global Centre for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) at Chitkara University in Punjab, positioning North India as an emerging hub for enterprise risk education and thought leadership.
Source: YourStory (India)
The leadership read
Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for the sector leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 112.9 (Hot), up 11.4 month-on-month — shows Asia signal flow rising (+3.1pts).
Institute of Risk Management (IRM) India Affiliate: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
MitchelLake in this thematic
More signals across Asia
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Haileybury →Haileybury is expanding into India, with senior leadership discussing operational strategy, local partnerships, and leadership requirements for market entry.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Hyatt Hotels Corporation →Hyatt announced plans to bring its luxury Alila hotel brand to Japan, with market entry targeted for 2028.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Eutelsat OneWeb →Eutelsat OneWeb cleared for India commercial rollout under new satellite operator authorization framework. Local sourcing requirement dropped, reducing commercial barriers for market entry.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Syfe →Syfe CEO discussing expansion plans for the investment platform across APAC retail investor markets
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Samsung Electronics →Samsung Electronics chairman met with South Korean president to discuss large-scale regional semiconductor cluster investment in the Honam region (southwestern Korea), driven by resource constraints in the greater Seoul area.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
DHL Supply Chain →DHL Supply Chain launched a new 10,000 sq m Health Logistics Hub in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, as part of a 45,500 sq m warehouse complex partnership with Qube Industrial. The hub specializes in temperature-controlled pharmaceutical and life science logistics with capacity for 3,800 pallets (standard cold chain) and 1,300 pallets (ultra-low temperature at -20°C and -80°C).
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