GURGAON: Bullish on India, US-based global management consultancy giant Korn Ferry Hay Group has embarked on an ambitious plan to support for free 100 startups from the country that have potential to grow big, its CEO Stephen D Kaye said today.

Kaye also said he is seeing emergence of a "more global India" that has a tremendous talent base and the consultants working with the Group here are capable of servicing some of the most prestigious clients around the world.

"We see a very capable and bullish India market. India is now a country that is living up to its potential, growing quickly with world class companies," Kaye told PTI in an interview here.

The group, whose clients include governments, public sector companies, family-owned enterprises as well as listed private sector companies from across the world including many top Fortune-500 firms, is present across 56 countries and has a significant presence in India.

Talking about the group's ambitious NextBig100 programme, Kaye said the Group is supporting the next big-100 startups in India and would help them as they go through various growth stages.

"We are working alongside those companies to help them move forward and to support the development of business in India. We are very much part of the local business community in which we work. We not only work with business leaders but also want to support the entire business community.

"We can help them think through some of the critical issues as they go through these various phases. A lot of growth is also going to come from these startup companies and we will play a role by supporting them for free, that's our contribution to the economy," said Kaye who is currently on a visit to India.

Talking about the Indian market, Kaye said he is excited about the opportunities that exist in the country, including for his Group, which has nearly 7000 consultants working with it across the world.

"We are also excited about the tremendous talent that exists within India that we are able to deploy for clients not only in India but are global clients also.

"Over the last year, we had consultants in India working on some of the most prestigious accounts around the world and we also see innovations coming out that we need to capitalise upon," he added.

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