Global executive search firm Korn/Ferry Whitehead Mann has appointed Anthony J Vardy head of its London office.

Vardy joins after 15 years at Spencer Stuart, where he was head of the firm’s London office and a founding member of the technology, communications & media practice in Europe.

Throughout his career, Vardy has conducted executive searches at the CEO and managing director levels for major corporate clients throughout the world, including Europe, the US and Canada, the Middle East, the Far East and Australia/New Zealand.

Elsewhere in the company, Korn/Ferry International has appointed David Beuerlein as senior client partner in the global technology market in the Dallas office.

Beuerlein will specialise in executive search assignments within the professional and IT services sector. He joins Korn/Ferry from Spencer Stuart, where he led the global professional services practice.