Nelson Family of Cos. and WorkforceLogic announced Ron Mester has been elected to the board of directors. Mester is president and CEO of LTBL, an information services company. Prior to that, Mester was president and CEO of Staffing Industry Analysts, which publishes the Daily News, for eight years.
Impellam Group PLC announced Noël Harwerth, John Rowley and Valerie Scoular have stepped down from its board of directors. The remaining board members are evaluating new non-executive board appointments.
Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) announced that Damien Woods has joined the firm's Sydney office as partner. Woods previously was a partner with Accenture, leading the life sciences practice as well as the healthcare provider practice for Australia and New Zealand.
IPS Search Inc., an executive search firm serving the insurance industry, has appointed Daniel Gattis senior VP of its North American retained search division. Prior to joining IPS Search, Gattis was senior VP and managing director of Jacobson Executive Search.
Global search firm Russell Reynolds Associates has appointed Pam Zuercher executive director in San Francisco. Zuercher last worked at Visa Inc. in various global leadership positions.