The Association of Executive Search Consultants announced appointments to its 2017 global board of directors, which consists of elected officers from each of AESC’s three regional councils: Americas; Asia Pacific and Middle East; and Europe, Israel and Africa.

• Krista Walochik, Talengo/The Global Community for Leaders, chair
• Steve Mullinjer, Heidrick & Struggles, vice chair
• Dinesh Mirchandani, Boyden, secretary and treasurer
• Thomas Daniels, Spencer Stuart, chair emeritus
• Karen Greenbaum, AESC, ex-officio
• Ineke Arts, Hoffman & Associates/IIC
• Paul Benson, Korn Ferry
• Richard Boggis Rolfe, Odgers Berndtson
• Kate Bullis, SEBA International
• Dorota Czarnota, Russell Reynolds Associates
• Thomas J. Fuller, Epsen Fuller/IMD
• Nobi Kaneko, Kaneko & Associates
• Alan J. Kaplan, Kaplan Partners
• Morten Nielsen, Witt/Kieffer

The Texas Association of Staffing appointed Jonathan Jenswold to its board of directors. Jenswold, a franchise owner with AtWork Group with two offices in the Fort Worth area, has also been appointed to the AtWork Group Franchise Advisory Council.

SRiCheyenne — an executive search consultancy for the digital, media, entertainment and sport sectors — named Jay Hussey as CEO of the newly created business, with current CEO and founder Pat Mastandrea moving into a new role as vice chairman. Hussey most recently led the US technology and digital transformation practices at Odgers Berndston. SRiCheyenne is the name of the North America-facing company resulting from the January merger of The Cheyenne Group, an executive search firm headquartered in New York City, and SRi, an international executive search and consulting firm based out of London.

RPO provider Cielo expanded its employer brand practice team. Will Innes, VP of Cielo’s employer brand practice, and dedicated on-site account manager Jacquese Brown will build new client WellStar Health System’s employer value proposition. Cielo also hired Kellie Buckley as VP of brand services and Michail Takach as global digital director; both new employer brand practice team members joined in December and focus on cross-channel brand strategies for Cielo’s RPO clients.

Gifted Healthcare, national nurse-owned healthcare staffing company, announced Oscar Salas joined the company as director of travel services, where he will lead the recruiting and account management functions of the travel nursing division. Salas' sales and management experience includes more than six years with Concentra as sales manager for inside and field sales; previously, he was with Delta Companies as a recruiter and senior sales consultant.

Tatum, a division of Randstad Holding NV, appointed Chris Shaw to regional partner of private equity services, responsible for private equity firms and portfolio companies in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. He most recently served as managing director at Oberon Securities. Tatum provides professional and interim services including strategic, financial and technology solutions.

Professional employer organization Oasis Outsourcing, one of the largest PEOs in the US, announced Mary Anne Tate joined the company in the newly created role of senior VP of client and partner management, responsible for all aspects of client service and channel partner strategic relationships; she previously held roles at Bank of America Merchant Services, First Data Management Corporation and Chase Merchant Services. And the company promoted Rebecca Woods to the new role of senior VP of operations, responsible for the operational areas of the business including payroll, benefits, implementations and compliance; she has more than 20 years of experience in the PEO industry and joined Oasis in 2015 as VP and general manager as part of Oasis’ acquisition of Doherty Employer Services.

Executive search firm Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY) announced May Knight joined the firm as country managing director, Korn Ferry Hay Group. She will be based in Korn Ferry’s Hong Kong office. Knight most recently was managing director, financial services, Asia Pacific at a global consulting company, where she led its insurance management consulting practice for Asia Pacific. Korn Ferry also added three senior client partners: Eileen O’Donnell to the global healthcare services practice with a focus on the hospital and payer sectors, based in Korn Ferry’s New York office; Juana Duque to the Korn Ferry Hay Group, based in Korn Ferry’s Bogotá office; and Lee Esler to the global technology practice, based in the Atlanta office.

Advanced Clinical appointed Caroline Redeker to senior VP, corporate development. The Deerfield, Ill.-based clinical development organization provides global services, including clinical staffing. Redeker has served in the clinical research industry for more than 25 years, working within a large independent research site, a site management organization and multiple contract research organizations.

Harmony Healthcare, a human capital management solutions firm that places revenue cycle and health information professionals, hired Cyndi Thomas as its new chief development officer. She has more than 20 years of experience with firms including Optum360/United Healthcare, KForce and Comforce.