ICF Next has appointed Stephanie McGovern as Vice President of Human Resources, located in the greater Chicago area. Hanold Associates’ Ashley Schiele, Sandra Peña and Lisa Butkus led the search.
Stephanie McGovern comes to ICF Next from leadership positions at Kantar and Millward Brown. Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resource Business Partners of the ICF parent organization, Ms. McGovern will lead Human Resources for ICF Next leveraging a team of four. She will be a key strategic partner to leaders and team members throughout the agency, playing a crucial role in the implementation of ICF’s talent management practices.
ICF Next is a recently formed business unit of global consulting agency ICF, focused on best-in-class marketing, communications, digital and technology services. The business was formed in January 2019 as a consolidation of several existing ICF units including Olson, PulsePoint, Mostra, TFC and WAV with the goal of removing barriers to collaboration and offering clients full-service, integrated solutions.
Headquartered in Chicago with more than 800 employees across 14 offices in the US, Canada and India, ICF Next is one of the world’s top 50 agency companies. It boasts uniquely broad and deep expertise across the entire spectrum of marketing services, including Brand, PR & Social, Loyalty/CRM and Digital Solutions.
Hanold Associates is the leading retained boutique executive search firm focused on HR and Diversity & Inclusion Officers. Our client list is diverse across industries, geographies and business scenarios, and culture is at the core of everything we do. Our clients include the National Football League, Domino’s Pizza, Under Armour, Patagonia, Gucci, Kohler, REI, Live Nation Entertainment, Major League Baseball, Kellogg, Apollo, Blackstone, TPG, L Catterton, Northwestern University, Electronic Arts, Fiat-Chrysler, Kohler, SC Johnson, eBay, Great Place To Work, Fossil, Vail Resorts, Edward Jones, AbbVie, Carnival Corp., Google, Biogen, Allstate, Bridgestone, Wikimedia, CNA Insurance, Cummins, Tyson, ClubCorp, CDW, Nike and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, among others.
