Tim Alexander Lüdke to lead new specialty practice bringing
executive talent and leadership solutions to emerging companies
poised to become market disruptors
CHICAGO and MUNICH, April 17,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq:
HSII), a premier provider of executive search, leadership
assessment and development, organization and team effectiveness,
and culture shaping services globally, has launched its Disruptive
Innovators Team to advise emerging companies at the cusp of rapid
growth, breakthrough innovation and market disruption.
"The Disruptive Innovators Team will serve as a catalyst
leveraging expertise from practices throughout the firm to help a
new breed of companies accelerate their paths to industry
disruption," said Krishnan
Rajagopalan, President and CEO, Heidrick & Struggles.
"With a full complement of talent and leadership solutions, we are
well positioned to help emerging organizations reach their
ambitions for growth, scale and brand impact."
Tim Alexander Lüdke has been named global managing partner of
the Disruptive Innovators Team and will report to Rajagopalan.
Lüdke had been European Regional Managing Partner for the firm's
Global Technology & Services Practice and has more than 25
years of industry and executive search experience advising some of
the world's foremost leaders in the tech space.
The Disruptive Innovators Team will work with developing
organizations to succeed in their go-to market strategies by
filling important talent gaps, advising on transformation and
change management, and accelerating their growth and
development.
"We are uniquely positioned to serve highly ambitious companies
through the unique challenges that accompany disrupting an
industry. We will support the CEOs and boards of these developing
companies in materially speeding up their paths to greatness," said
Lüdke.
The team will particularly leverage Heidrick & Struggles'
longstanding, global expertise advising companies in a multitude of
technology sectors, including FinTech and BioTech.
About Heidrick & Struggles:
Heidrick &
Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) serves the senior-level talent and
leadership needs of the world's top organizations as a trusted
advisor across executive search, leadership assessment and
development, organization and team effectiveness, and culture
shaping services. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession
of executive search more than 60 years ago. Today, the firm
provides integrated leadership solutions to help our clients change
the world, one leadership team at a time.® www.heidrick.com
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