CHICAGO, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Heidrick &
Struggles International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSII), a premier provider of
global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, today
announced the appointment of John
Berisford to its Board of Directors as an independent
director and member of the Human Resources and Compensation
Committee of the Board. With the appointment of Berisford, the
Board will comprise eight directors, seven of whom are
independent.
"We are excited to have John – a recognized business strategist,
innovator with strong data and analytics acumen, and a people-first
HR executive – join our Board of Directors," said Krishnan Rajagopalan, President and CEO,
Heidrick & Struggles. "We know his voice, foresight, and
experience as a transformative business and HR leader will serve us
well as we continue to diversify our business and innovate for the
future."
Berisford commented, "I'm honored to join the Board of Directors
at Heidrick & Struggles, a truly global, influential leader in
executive talent acquisition and leadership advisory services.
Heidrick & Struggles is positively impacting leadership, teams,
and organizations of all industries and sizes around the world, and
I'm excited to support their next phase of growth and
diversification."
Most recently, Berisford served as President of S&P Global
Ratings and was responsible for all aspects of the business,
including commercial, analytical, control, and operations
functions. Prior to that role, he served as Executive Vice
President of Human Resources for S&P Global and was
instrumental in creating and executing the company's growth plan,
which resulted in the creation of S&P Global after the sale of
McGraw-Hill Education. Berisford was one of the driving forces in
leading the evolution of S&P Global from a well-established
media conglomerate into a leading information services provider
with best-in-class data and analytics.
Before joining S&P Global, Berisford spent 22 years at
PepsiCo where he spearheaded a number of important global
initiatives and transformations, including helping to lead the
integration of the independent Pepsi Bottling Group into PepsiCo's
overall corporate structure and serving as the Chief Human
Resources Officer at the Pepsi Bottling Group after its initial
public offering.
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
Media Contact
Bianca
Wilson
Director, Public Relations, Americas
Heidrick & Struggles
bwilson@heidrick.com
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