HONG KONG and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Heidrick &
Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) has appointed Markus Wiesner as Heidrick Consulting's Regional
Managing Partner for Asia Pacific
and the Middle East region. He
will take over from Ian Johnston who
served as the APAC Heidrick Consulting Lead for the past two years
and will continue to focus on driving growth and market share for
the firm upon his return to Europe. This change was effective 1 March 2021.
Based between Dubai and
Singapore, Markus had been the
Managing Partner of Heidrick Consulting's Global Growth Markets for
four years before being appointed to this role. Prior to joining
Heidrick & Struggles, he was CEO for the Middle East and Africa at Aon Hewitt. He also spent nine years
at Mercer, overseeing operations in the Middle East and, before that, Austria. Markus has 20 years' consulting
experience and has spent the last 12 years in the Middle East, advising C-suite executives and
boards on strategic organizational and HR issues.
Andrew LeSueur, Global Managing
Partner, Heidrick Consulting, said, "Markus has shown tremendous
ability in growing client relationships and scaling our consulting
business. We are looking forward to his leadership and having him
continue to develop and implement the go-to-market strategy and
operating model for our consulting business in Asia Pacific, along with his ongoing
responsibilities in the Middle
East and emerging markets. Markus' ability to connect
clients' strategic needs with the firm's ability to deliver our
expertise in both search and consulting makes him ideally suited
for this role."
Markus added, "I am excited to take the reins of the
fast-growing Asia Pacific and
Middle East regions of our
consulting business. I hope to continue working closely with our
search and consulting colleagues to expand our capabilities and
work with leaders and boards to build organizations that
thrive."
About Heidrick & Struggles
Heidrick &
Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) serves the senior-level talent and
leadership needs of the world's top organizations as a trusted
advisor across executive search, leadership assessment and
development, organization and team effectiveness, and culture
shaping services. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession
of executive search more than 60 years ago. Today, the firm
provides integrated leadership solutions to help our clients change
the world, one leadership team at a
time.® www.heidrick.com
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