• Global executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has appointed Jonathan McBride as global managing partner of its global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) practice. McBride joined Heidrick & Struggles in 2021 as a partner in the DE&I practice and chief HR officers practice in Los Angeles. In his new, expanded role leading the global DE&I practice, McBride and his team will focus on advising boards, CEOs and leadership teams on various areas related to strengthening organisations’ focus on their DE&I programmes and enhancing workplace culture.

• Global talent assessment platform provider Thomas International has appointed Luke McKeever as its new CEO and Jennie Drimmer as chief sales officer. McKeever will take the helm at Thomas to lead the business’s global expansion strategy.

McKeever has held CEO positions across multiple international tech businesses including AIM-listed product discovery platform provider Attraqt, the community-focused SaaS platform Neighbourly.com, SaaS global trading network OB10, and AIM-listed marketing technology company Portrait Software.

Drimmer brings more than 20 years’ experience across the technology and professional services industry, with a significant focus on HR and business transformation. She joins from an EMEA leadership role at Coursera, having previously led the EMEA team for Humanforce and spending a larger portion of her career at CEB (now Gartner).