Michael Di Cicco joins Heidrick & Struggles' Asia PE practice
Michael Di Cicco has joined executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles as a partner at its financial services practice in Singapore. Di Cicco will lead the private equity practice for Asia Pacific and work with practice leaders in the US and Europe.
Di Cicco previously worked with Sheffield Haworth, where he was responsible for alternative investment coverage across Asia as well as the firm's Singapore office. Before that he spent nine years at Global Sage in Hong Kong, where he built and ran the firm's Asian private equity and real estate practice.
"Michael brings with him a wealth of experience in both private equity and the broader financial services environment," said Harry O'Neill, regional practice managing partner with Heidrick & Struggles, in a statement. "His appointment rounds out our private equity team globally, and allows us to provide our clients with seamless global coverage in this rapidly growing area."
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