George Atkinson Senior Client Partner Human Resources Chicago
"The experience is entirely defined by the commitment and the aptitude to deliver quality talent in line with expectations and the client’s true needs for leadership."
Mr. Atkinson focuses on the recruitment of human resources generalists as well as functional experts in compensation and benefits, organizational development and talent management. Within the consumer sector, he has led a variety of assignments in sales, marketing and general management primarily in the hardware, housewares and building products sectors. He has worked with Fortune 500 corporations as well as early-stage high growth companies. He has extensive knowledge of the nuances of recruiting for privately-held and private equity-backed ventures.
Prior to joining Korn/Ferry in 1996, Mr. Atkinson served as a territory manager for Baxter Healthcare. He also worked in marketing for Wilson Sporting Goods as well as in strategic planning with Sears Roebuck & Company.
Mr. Atkinson holds a master of management degree from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University as well as a bachelor of science degree from Cornell University. He is also an active board member of the Springboard Foundation, which supports small, under funded and grass-roots after-school programs in Chicago's most impoverished neighborhoods.
