Heidrick & Struggles Launches Global Specialty Practice

July 29, 2014 – Heidrick & Struggles International has launched a new global specialty practice to be headed by Sean Carroll, a partner in the firm's global technology practice based in New York, and Immo Futterlieb, a partner in the firm's industrial practice based in Munich. "Organizations are looking for executives to lead emerging functions such as industrial internet, distributed mobility, consumer lifestyle innovation and global digital. These are all roles that relate directly to the interconnected, adaptive-learning power of the Internet of Things," said Krishnan Rajagopalan, global head of practices for Heidrick & Struggles. Heidrick & Struggles is a provider of senior-level executive search and leadership advisory services, including succession planning, executive assessment, talent retention management, executive development, transition consulting for newly appointed executives, and M&A human capital integration consulting.