Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. announced the appointment of John Berisford to its board of directors as an independent director and member of the Human Resources and compensation committee of the board. With the appointment of Berisford, the board will comprise eight directors, seven of whom are independent. Most recently, Berisford served as President of S&P Global Ratings and was responsible for all aspects of the business, including commercial, analytical, control, and operations functions.

Prior to that role, he served as executive vice president of Human Resources for S&P Global and was instrumental in creating and executing the company's growth plan, which resulted in the creation of S&P Global after the sale of McGraw-Hill Education. Berisford was one of the driving forces in leading the evolution of S&P Global from a well-established media conglomerate into a leading information services provider with best-in-class data and analytics. Before joining S&P Global, Berisford spent 22 years at PepsiCo where he spearheaded a number of important global initiatives and transformations, including helping to lead the integration of the independent Pepsi Bottling Group into PepsiCo's overall corporate structure and serving as the Chief Human Resources Officer at the Pepsi Bottling Group after its initial public offering.