Westaff Inc. (NASD: WSTF) named Mark Bierman as senior VP and chief information officer. Bierman comes to Westaff from Comsys IT Partners Inc. (NASD: CITP).

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII) named S. John Kim and Daniel Edwards as co-heads of its global financial services practice. They will report to CEO L. Kevin Kelly. Kim has more than 10 years' experience in global recruiting. Edwards has been with Heidrick since 2001.