Before joining Korn/Ferry, Mr. Orlikow held senior human resources executive roles with some of North America’s best known companies in sectors as diverse as manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, agri-business, and professional services.

Mr. Orlikow is active in the community. He is chair of the Board of Athletics Canada (the governing body for track and field in Canada) and is a member of the Canadian Olympic Committee. He is also past president of the Strategic Leadership Forum, a professional group dedicated to strengthening Canada’s global competitiveness through leadership development.

Mr. Orlikow holds a master’s degree in economics from Queen’s University and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Manitoba.

Mr. Manson is the focal point for the Firm’s energy activities in the EMEA region, and works closely with other key members of the Global Energy Sector and Global Industrial Market. His work in executive search covers the full spectrum of organizations operating within the energy value chain and within the parallel utility markets. He has successfully assisted a number of large energy companies with staffing their senior management teams.

Mr. Manson was previously the global practice head for energy and natural resources at a boutique executive search firm and has been operating within executive search in the energy industry for nearly 15 years.

Prior to entering executive search, he was a regulatory manager with the British Gas Group, where he played a key role handling the company’s transition into fully deregulated gas and power markets.

Mr. Manson has a bachelor of commerce degree from Edinburgh University and is a Chartered Company Secretary.