International executive search firm Pedersen & Partners has opened its third office in Hyderabad, India.

Aruna Sharma as also been appointed head of South India to lead the firm’s technology practice in India.

Avneesh Raghuvanshi, Pedersen & Partners’ country manager for India, says: “To provide our clients in India with tailor-made and high quality executive search service, we knew from the start that we needed to be present in the major business hubs in the country.

“We have already established our presence in New Delhi and Mumbai, and now in Hyderabad — the upcoming centre for the information technology industry, as well as home to some large Indian business houses.”