Heidrick & Struggles announced Stacey Rauch has been appointed to its Board of Directors as an independent director and will serve on its Audit and Finance Committee, effective February 1, 2019. Rauch is a Director (Senior Partner) Emeritus of McKinsey & Company where she served clients in the United States and internationally for 24 years. She retired from McKinsey & Company in September 2010 and has since pursued a portfolio career. Rauch also is Chairman of the Board of Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. and serves on the board of Ascena Retail Group Inc. In addition, she is a non-executive director of Land Securities Group PLC. With the addition of Rauch, seven members of Heidrick & Struggles' nine-person Board meet the standards of independence under the company's Corporate Governance Guidelines and Nasdaq Rules.