OREANDA-NEWS. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY), the preeminent global people and organizational advisory firm, today announced that Bill Dixon and Tom Flannery have joined the firm as Senior Client Partners in the Korn Ferry Hay Group Executive Pay & Governance practice. Mr. Dixon and Mr. Flannery will co-lead the Health Care Executive Pay practice team, as the firm continues to expand its capabilities to serve clients in this sector. Mr. Dixon will be based out of the Houston office and Mr. Flannery in the Boston office.

Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Mr. Dixon was a Partner and Senior Executive Compensation Consultant/Health Care Practice Leader at a global human capital consulting firm. He led the executive compensation and governance practice for health care, higher education and tax exempt organizations. He has also worked in for-profit public and private companies over his career, but has strong connections in health care services and products. Mr. Dixon has a BSBA in Management from Creighton University.

Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Mr. Flannery was a Partner at a global human capital consulting firm, where he was a core member of the executive rewards consulting business, with a strong focus on health care. His expertise includes executive compensation, talent management, organization design and performance benchmarking advisory services. He has extensive experience working both in the US and internationally in the following sectors: health care, higher education, retail grocery, tax-exempt agencies, government agencies, manufacturers, privately held companies, financial services and managed care. Mr. Flannery holds a doctorate in Public Policy & Administration from Northwestern University.

“Both Bill and Tom’s deep knowledge and expertise of the health care executive pay space and strong focus on building trusted relationships with clients will be a great fit for the firm,” said Irv Becker, North American Leader, Executive Pay & Governance, Korn Ferry Hay Group. “We’re excited to have them co-lead the Health Care Executive Pay team as we continue to expand our capabilities to better serve our health care clients.”