In London, Jenni Hibbert, who previously led the global financial services practice, has taken up the newly created role of global managing partner (MP) & head of search go-to-market. In her new role, Hibbert will report directly to the president and CEO, Krishnan Rajagopalan.

Susie Clements has been appointed to another newly created role of regional MP of corporate officers. Tim Lüdke, based in Italy, has been appointed to the third newly created role of regional leader of growth markets. 

In addition, Sam Burman is the new global practice MP of the disruptive innovators team (DIT) and head of specialty practices. Elsewhere, in Brussels, Fabrice Lebecq is the new regional MP of industrial practice, and in Zurich, Wolfgang Schmidt-Soelch is the new regional MP of the financial services practice.

At country level, from 1 January, Nicolas von Rosty leads the German operations out of Munich; Niccolo Calabresi, already partner in charge of Heidrick & Struggles’ Milan, has been promoted to cluster leader, Italy and Iberia; while Stefano Salvatore, already managing director of Heidrick & Struggles’ Portugal, has also been given the lead of Spain.

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