US executive search firm Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson has appointed Lonnie Taylor as managing director in the Washington DC office.

With over 20 years of experience in managing executives and recruiting talent, Taylor has successfully conducted senior leadership search assignments in a range of sectors, including general business, government affairs, public relations, academia and non-profits, and in a variety of functional areas.

He was most recently with executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles and before that, he was vice president, external affairs with wireless and wireline communications services firm Sprint Nextel Corporation.