Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International has appointed five new vice chairmen.

Theodore L Dysart, a functional specialist working exclusively on board, CEO and succession-planning engagements, joins along with Bonnie Gwin, managing partner, North America of the board of directors practice, who focuses on searches both at the director and CEO level across a number of industries.

Lee Hanson joins as a senior member of the CEO and board practices, working across the financial services industry as well as on the firm’s most significant general counsel assignments, while Jory Marino joins as a senior member of the global financial services practice working on general management and senior level technology and operations assignments for global banks, investment banks, trading, asset management and diversified financial services companies.

Finally, Jeff Sanders has been recruited as managing partner of the North American CEO practice. He is responsible for the firm’s focus in North America on CEO succession planning.