Sandeep Sharma
CEO, Quess APAC & COO, Quess US
Leadership Team
CEO, Quess APAC & COO, Quess US
Sandeep has a rich and varied experience of over 30 years in the Recruitment & Staffing, Telecom, and IT sectors. He has a deep understanding of both contingent and permanent recruitment solutions and has an exemplary track record of driving growth in recruitment and staffing solutions across the Middle East and APAC regions. His experience and expertise have positively impacted Quess, making it a global leader in recruitment and staffing vertical.
Before joining Quess, Sandeep has worked in leadership roles with market-leading recruitment solution firms like Manpower, IBM Kenexa, Pontoon, and Korn Ferry Futurestep, covering MEA and APAC markets. Sandeep holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Delhi University.
Head of Finance
Akash Gupta has 14 years of experience in finance, taxation, corporate law, and M&A. Currently, he is leading the Business Finance function for the Quess Asia Pacific region. Before joining us in 2020, Akash worked with Hitachi Consulting as finance controller for SEA & ANZ regions. He is also qualified as a charted accountant (India) and was an All India Rank holder in Cost and Management Accountant and Company Secretary (India). An avid reader and a tech enthusiast, Akash holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Rajasthan University (India) and an Adv. Diploma in Management Accountant CIMA-(UK).
Director, Quess Selection and Services (EA Licence No.:17S8727, Registration Number: R1440913)
Darren joined our team as the Head of New Business in Singapore to drive new businesses and service lines and generate revenue by developing strategic accounts and enterprise clients and designing new logos. He is backed by 25+ years of rich industry experience and has 14 years of international recruitment and management experience across the UK, Qatar, Libya, and Singapore. He has been in Singapore for the last 10 years and has built a strong network and connections across the region. He has worked internally with HP, IBM, and Singtel and externally with employment agencies and professional services organisations.
Country Manager, Quess Singapore
Vikas is the Country Manager, leading businesses across Workforce Management with Quess Corp Singapore. His portfolio includes General & IT Staff Augmentation, Selection & Services, Training & Skill Development, and Planning and Operations. With over 17 years of experience in various leadership roles, his expertise lies across Strategy, Business Development and Operations. Vikas is a National University of Singapore (NUS) alumnus and has also received a Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Business in collaboration with the MIT Sloan School of Management and Columbia Business School in 2019.
His last stint was with ManpowerGroup as Regional Director APAC, responsible for Global Clients and Operations for Experis, having worked with companies such as Ness, Azilon, and Nityo across sales and operations.