---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-016397"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001066605"
company_name: "HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T05:05:14.306420+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Heidrick & Struggles CHRO Sarah Payne to depart; advisory role through June 2025

## Summary
- Sarah Payne transitions from CHRO to advisory role effective March 31, 2025.
- She will serve in advisory capacity until June 30, 2025, then leave the Company.
- Executive search for new Chief Human Resources Officer will commence.
- Company expects to enter into agreement detailing payments/benefits; terms to be disclosed in future filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-016397
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001066605
- company_name: HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066605/000119312525016397/0001193125-25-016397-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066605/000119312525016397/d911374d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-016397
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-016397.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-016397.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sarah Payne departed as other at HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: leave
  source text: Ms. Payne will serve in advisory capacity until June 30, 2025, after which she will leave the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066605/000119312525016397/0001193125-25-016397-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sarah Payne changed role as Advisor at HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: transition
  - Role: Advisor
  source text: she will transition from the position of Chief Human Resources Officer to an advisory role, effective March 31, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066605/000119312525016397/0001193125-25-016397-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.