International executive search firm, CTPartners, has appointed John J Keller as global head of the firm’s technology, media & telecom (TMT) practice, according to Business Wire.

Keller joined CTPartners in January 2011 as a vice chairman in the CEO & board practice. He will continue to serve in that role while focusing his management responsibilities primarily in the TMT sectors.

Before entering the search business, Keller spent 25 years as an award-winning business and technology industry senior editor and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek and other publications.