Whitehead Mann
Whitehead Mann, a London-based executive search firm, which at one point was listed on the London Stock Exchange, is a subsidiary of Korn/Ferry International.
Mann Recruitment was founded by psychologist Anna Mann, who on marriage merged her firm with that of her husband Clive Whitehead, to form Whitehead Mann in the 1970s. The firm listed on the AIM part of FTSE in 1997. By 2003 the company had market capitalisation of £33 million mainly through acquisition, with offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong and New York; together with training and advisory divisions. As part of the expansion, the firm acquired Leonard Hull, founded by former journalist Carol Leonard.
During the dot.com boom, the firm's fortunes climbed and fell. After strategy disagreements with new CEO Gerard Clery-Melin, in 2003 Mann announced her decision to leave the firm, subsequently setting up MWM Consulting in 2004. In 2006, the company was subject of a £26 million management buyout, financed by investor Palladian Investors, a division of Och-Ziff. Carol Leonard subsequently took a six-month sabbatical as head of search, and then left the firm in February 2009.
In June 2009, the company was acquired by Korn Ferry.
