Bench International
Kathrine Pierson has a wide range of experience in the field of executive search and recruitment. Kathrine is currently employed at Bench International, where they hold the position of Senior Vice President, Recruitment. Prior to this role, they served as Vice President, Recruitment at the same company.
Before joining Bench International, Pierson worked at Korn Ferry, where they held the positions of Managing Associate, Life Sciences, and Senior Associate, Life Sciences. Kathrine was responsible for overseeing recruitment strategies and processes in the life sciences sector.
Pierson also gained valuable experience at Heidrick & Struggles, where they worked as a Practice Associate Coordinator and later as a Senior Associate. Their focus was on CIO and CTO searches across IT and Engineering. Kathrine has a strong background in talent management, executive search, and leadership consulting.
Kathrine started their career at Highland Partners, a leading boutique executive search firm, where they served as an Associate in the CIO Practice. During this time, Pierson played a key role in connecting high-level executives with top-level positions.
In addition, Pierson worked at The Cambridge Group Ltd. as a Consultant in the IT Division. Kathrine also gained experience at Howard Systems International as a Senior Recruiter, specializing in IT staffing and services.
Pierson began their career at Capital Consulting & Research as a Recruiter.
Overall, Kathrine Pierson has an extensive background in executive search and recruitment, with a strong focus on the IT and engineering sectors.
Kathrine Pierson pursued their Bachelor of Arts degree in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2013.
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Bench International
Bench International is the oldest woman-founded executive search firm serving the Life Science and Healthcare sectors. The firm is also one of the most renowned experts in diversity recruitment at the board and executive level, as well as in R&D leadership. Bench’s scorecard reflects over $150 billion in successful client exits, a 98% project completion record, with a 75% retention for five or more years. 33% of all leaders placed in Bench’s 45+ year history have been gender and ethnically diverse. With headquarters in San Diego, California, and satellite offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Boston, the United Kingdom and Switzerland Bench is One Global Team, No Borders, No Boundaries and One Global Budget, thus mitigating internally competitive offices.