Korn/Ferry Whitehead Mann Appoints Sonamara Jeffreys As Managing Director
Korn/Ferry International, a global provider of talent management solutions, announced that Sonamara Jeffreys has been appointed as the Managing Director of Korn/Ferry Whitehead Mann.
Ms. Jeffreys will be responsible for leading the firm’s UK operations, as well as retaining her existing responsibilities as Regional Market Leader of Korn/Ferry’s Global Financial Services Market for EMEA.
“Sonamara’s successful track record as a senior search consultant, coupled with her management skills and experience leave her well placed to build further on the firm’s success in the UK and to meet the challenge of further integrating the firm’s executive search, board services and leadership & talent consulting teams,” said Bernard S. Zen-Ruffinen, President of EMEA.
In a 20 year career in the executive search and leadership consulting sector, Ms. Jeffreys has built an enviable track record in both Financial Services sector and management roles. Prior to joining Korn/Ferry Whitehead Mann in 2010 she was UK managing partner, and latterly, headed the Financial Services Practice at Heidrick & Struggles.
Ms. Jeffreys graduated from Edinburgh University in 1988 with an MA in History and French. She spent her early career in television before joining the search industry in 1992.