CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2021
/CNW/ -- Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII), a
premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent
solutions, today announced it has appointed Tracey
Heaton as its new Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary,
effective immediately.
Previously, Heaton served as Senior Vice President, Chief
Corporate Counsel for Visa Inc., where she advised the company on
complex commercial transactions and corporate areas, including
mergers, acquisitions and strategic venture investments, securities
and public company reporting, ESG, treasury and finance, marketing
and sponsorships and global entity management. During her tenure,
she played a key role in driving the company's strategic growth
through acquisitions and partnerships and deepening its
relationships with multiple stakeholder groups.
"As we continue to expand our suite of future-focused offerings
and innovative, tech-driven capabilities, Tracey's proven global
experience across commercial, corporate and digital payments
technology arenas will be incredibly valuable to our ongoing growth
and success," said Krishnan Rajagopalan, President and CEO,
Heidrick & Struggles. "We are delighted to welcome Tracey to
our firm, and her client-centric approach and in-depth expertise
will serve our own teams and clients well."
Heaton added, "Heidrick & Struggles is in the midst of an
exciting transformation journey as it seeks to grow the scale and
impact of its search, leadership advisory and on-demand talent
businesses, and I am excited to join the firm at such a pivotal
time."
Prior to Visa, Heaton served as Executive Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel at NYSE Euronext Inc. and as Associate
General Counsel at United Technologies Corporation. She also
previously held roles as an associate in the corporate group of
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP, while based in
New York and Hong Kong, and in the corporate department of
Dechert LLP.
About Heidrick & Struggles
Heidrick &
Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) is a premier provider of global leadership
advisory and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior-level
talent and consulting needs of the world's top organizations. In
our role as trusted leadership advisors, we partner with our
clients to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, bringing
together our services and offerings in executive search, diversity
and inclusion, leadership assessment and development, organization
and team acceleration, culture shaping and on-demand, independent
talent solutions. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession
of executive search more than 65 years ago. Today, the firm
provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help our
clients change the world, one leadership team at a
time.® www.heidrick.com
Heidrick & Struggles Media Contact:
Nina Chang
nchang@heidrick.com
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