Global search firm Boyden has appointed J Gregory Coleman as managing director in its Global Financial Services Practice.

Working from the firm’s New York office, Coleman specialises in recruiting senior executives for both US and international positions in commercial/retail banking, investment banking, investment/wealth management, not-for-profit, insurance and human resources.

Before joining Boyden, he established a Human Resources Center of Expertise at Korn/Ferry International where he worked for 20 years and was previously a former senior talent acquisition executive at Chase Manhattan Bank.