Heidrick & Struggles named John S. Wood as its new vice chairman and managing partner of the firm’s newly combined global CEO and board practice.
“John has a proven track record and reputation for conducting some of the most high profile CEO and board level searches in the business,” said Chief Executive Officer L. Kevin Kelly in a statement. “Given the current economic crisis, John’s experience and knowledge will be critical to helping our clients find the right talent and leadership needed to effectively manage businesses in these most challenging times.”
Wood, who joins Heidrick from Spencer Stuart, will work to integrate the firm’s suite of leadership consulting services, creating a complete offering in one practice that helps clients manage their leadership assets from the acquisition of talent through executive search.
He has an extensive track record of directly completing nearly 200 CEO and board director search for a wide range of international corporations.
“From CEO succession planning to the impact of recent TARP executive compensation restrictions, our clients need a partner that can provide them with not only the best executive search services in the world but also strong, accurate and concrete recommendations that will help them make decisions that are essential to the health and future of their businesses,” continued Kelly. “Under this structure, we will be able to fully leverage the synergies that already existed between our CEO and board practices as well as integrate our leadership advisory offerings for our clients.”