Witt/Kieffer Names Managing Director for Europe and the Middle East

December 13, 2018 – Executive recruitment firm Witt/Kieffer has continued its recent expansion with the addition of Inga Walter as managing director to develop its life sciences, healthcare and higher education practices across Europe and the Middle East.

“With sweeping changes taking place in the business and regulatory environment internationally, the industry will need dynamic, nimble leaders who understand global challenges and pressure points,” said Morten Nielsen, global managing partner for the firm’s life sciences practice. “Inga brings rich global expertise to the firm, and her unique perspective will help us even better anticipate our clients’ needs.”

Ms. Walter’s expertise spans numerous senior-level searches for global life sciences companies, public and private healthcare organizations as well as higher education institutions. Previously, she was a senior client partner at Korn Ferry based in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, conducting national and international healthcare searches. During her tenure with Korn Ferry, she also established and led the life sciences, higher education and healthcare services practices across the Middle East, where she assisted clients with complex global recruiting efforts to attract top talent to the region.

Prior to entering the executive search industry, Ms. Walter was a research analyst for a competitive intelligence firm in London, gathering primary intelligence for Fortune 100 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Before that, she was a volunteer for YMCA’s community service program in Costa Rica.

Witt/Kieffer has been an advisor to hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers, physician groups and other healthcare enterprises for more than 45 years. With over 100 expert search professionals nationwide, its consultants recruit CEOs, CFOs, COOs, physician executives and many other leaders.

Expansion

Witt/Kieffer has experienced a wave of growth. Recently, the firm launched an interim leadership practice and added Brian Krehbiel to head the new offering. The initiative, dubbed Witt/Kieffer Interim Leadership, expands the reach and capabilities of the firm’s healthcare practice in order to address the critical needs of these clients and ensure continuity in executive leadership. Most recently, Mr. Krehbiel was VP with B.E. Smith, where he helped establish and develop the interim search practice and was responsible for business development strategy.

In May, Witt/Kieffer added Jennifer Chase as managing director of its life sciences practice. Based in Boston, she will support the recruitment of positions across the life sciences spectrum, with a particular emphasis on emerging biopharmaceutical and medical device and diagnostics firms, as well as established international life science companies.


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In April, Witt/Kieffer acquired its joint venture Witt/Kieffer Ccentric Limited to create Witt/Kieffer International Limited. Serving clients in healthcare, education and the life sciences with their executive recruiting needs, Witt/Kieffer International will be headquartered in London and will have the ability to conduct searches worldwide. The search firm’s president and CEO Andrew P. Chastain will oversee business operations with full support from the Witt/Kieffer executive team and board as well as Witt/Kieffer International general managers Natalie Derry, based in the U.K., and Petra Klerken, based in Hong Kong.

“This move is about better serving global markets in our client industries,” said Mr. Chastain. “It allows us to realize goals that we have had since forming the joint venture and officially expanding our business internationally: to be a truly global executive search firm and to better support our clients in healthcare, education, academic medicine and the life sciences, wherever their executive talent needs may exist.”

Witt/Kieffer recently appointed HR veteran Tiffany Morris as its chief human resources officer. As a member of the senior leadership team, Ms. Morris is charged with supporting the overall achievement of the firm’s goals and managing the life cycle of the employee experience. She was previously a strategic consultant at High Ground, a technology service provider. In this role, she focused on creating value enhancing programs across engagement, talent management, learning and people analytics.

Witt/Kieffer started the year by launching an emerging physician leaders search practice, which expands the reach and capabilities of the firm’s physician integration & leadership business. Consultant Carl Fitch is leading the practice, which will help clients in healthcare and academic medicine identify potential physician administrators and executives at all levels of their organizations.

Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief; Dale M. Zupsansky, Managing Editor; Stephen Sawicki, Managing Editor; and Andrew W. Mitchell, Managing Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media

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