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HONG KONG and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Heidrick & Struggles (

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) (Nasdaq: HSII) has appointed Markus Wiesner (

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) 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 (

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), 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.(R) www.heidrick.com

Media contact:

Lillian Lee

llee@heidrick.com

SOURCE  Heidrick & Struggles