Veteran CRO Jennifer Brannigan joins True as Partner in Go-to-Market Practice. Former Chief Revenue Officer brings a career scaling revenue organizations from the inside to advise technology companies on their most consequential leadership hires PHILADELPHIA, PA - June 17, 2026 - True, the premier global executive talent platform powered by data, AI, and deep sector expertise, today announced the appointment of Jennifer Brannigan as a Partner in its Go-to-Market Practice. Based in Chicago, Jennifer joins True after a career spent building and running the revenue organizations she now helps clients hire to lead. As Chief Revenue Officer at Korn Ferry Digital, ExecOnline and Pendo, Jennifer led all revenue and success functions including sales, account management, sales engineering, and professional services, and oversaw teams ranging from 100-400 people globally. Before that, as Global Head of Sales and Success for LinkedIn's Glint, she scaled the business to $100M in ARR and led the GTM integration with Microsoft Viva. Earlier in her career, as LinkedIn's Senior Director of Global Solutions, she built and ran a 400-person team across 22 offices responsible for the launch and growth of Talent Media and other strategic and disruptive products. "Most search partners can describe what a great CRO looks like. Jennifer has been one. She's managed $400M ARR businesses, rebuilt go-to-market motions mid-flight, and made the exact talent decisions our clients are now asking us to help them make," said Sam McGrath, GM, Global Search at True. "When a founder is trying to determine whether a candidate can actually run a global revenue organization at scale, or a board is deciding whether their current leader can get them to the next stage, Jennifer can answer that question from lived experience. That's a different conversation than most firms can offer." At True, Jennifer specializes in placing Chief Revenue Officers and senior go-to-market leaders across sales, customer success, marketing, and revenue operations. She partners primarily with founder-led and investor-backed software and technology companies at inflection points - where the difference between the right hire and the wrong one can determine whether a business scales or stalls. Her approach is built on the operator's lens she developed leading revenue organizations from the inside, which means she can help clients get precise about what they actually need, not just what they think they need. "I spent my career making the exact decisions my clients are now asking me to help them make. Who to hire, what the role actually needs to be, whether a candidate's track record translates to this stage, this market, this motion," said Jennifer Brannigan. "That context changes the conversation. I'm not pattern-matching against a job description. I'm a strategic partner who can push back on a spec, pressure-test a candidate's experience, and help both sides figure out whether this is genuinely the right fit - not just the right resume." ABOUT TRUE True is the most trusted executive talent management platform powered by unmatched data, technology, and global expertise. Products and services include True Search for executive recruiting with TrueBridge for fractional and interim placements; and True Talent Labs to strengthen leadership teams through coaching and assessment. Thrive, a modern Talent CRM, while SearchEssentials brings tech-enabled precision to hiring.

True expands into Switzerland with Ashley Mills leading consumer and luxury growth in EMEA. PHILADELPHIA - June 4, 2026 - True, the premier global executive talent platform powered by data, AI, and deep sector expertise, announced the appointment of Ashley Mills as Partner and Switzerland Regional Lead. Based in Zurich, he will spearhead the firm's Swiss market entry and anchor its consumer, apparel and luxury capability across EMEA, bringing nearly two decades of senior executive search expertise spanning luxury, travel, hospitality, and leisure. He will partner with True's global apparel and luxury leaders, including Shella Abe, Kristyna Smetanova and Linsay Trueman, to build a premium cross-sector offering for multinationals, private equity-backed businesses, and founder-led companies across the region. Ashley joins from Korn Ferry, where he spent 13 years leading executive search and leadership advisory work across EMEA. He most recently led the firm's EMEA Corporate Officers Practice, having previously scaled its Consumer Market Practice across the region. During that time, he advised clients on executive hiring, succession planning, leadership assessment and organizational design across multiple sectors and geographies. "Ashley understands where the consumer market is moving globally and why Switzerland is becoming increasingly important within that shift," said Sam McGrath, GM, Global Search at True. "Luxury and hospitality businesses today are operating in a far more complex environment than they were even a few years ago. Customer expectations are changing quickly, wellness and experience are becoming more central to brand strategy, and many companies are balancing global expansion with pressure to remain highly differentiated. Ashley has spent years advising leadership teams through those challenges across international markets. He brings a sophisticated understanding of the sector and a highly credible presence in one of Europe's most influential business hubs." Fluent in French and having lived and worked in London, Paris, Geneva, Zurich and Dubai, Ashley brings a genuinely international perspective to his client work and leadership approach. He partners closely with boards, CEOs and senior leadership teams on critical appointments, particularly during periods of growth, transformation and expansion. "Traditional search firms still tend to operate within rigid sector and geographic boundaries, but the companies creating the most value today are increasingly operating at the intersection of industries," said Ashley Mills. "What stood out to me about True was how differently the firm thinks about leadership and the future of consumer. Conversations with the team made it clear that True understands where markets are heading, particularly where luxury intersects with technology, hospitality, healthcare and longevity. That perspective feels highly relevant to Switzerland, which naturally brings together global enterprise, innovation and investment in a way few markets do." Ashley holds an executive MBA from HULT International Business School. ABOUT TRUE True is the premier global talent management platform clients turn to for their most pressing talent needs. True is powered by the industry's most comprehensive and actionable talent intelligence, AI, and expert insight to strengthen every aspect of clients' leadership strategy and drive lasting impact. Products and services include True Search for executive recruiting with TrueBridge for fractional and interim placements; and True Talent Labs to strengthen leadership teams through coaching and assessment. Thrive, a modern Talent CRM, streamlines talent management, while SearchEssentials brings tech-enabled precision to hiring.

True launches the True AI Capability Index(SM) to redefine executive assessment. True, the premier global executive talent platform powered by data, AI, and deep sector expertise, announced the launch of the True AI Capability Index(SM), a proprietary framework that predicts executive performance in the AI-transformation age. While the broader market struggles to assess technical adaptability, True is providing the first reliable system to assess candidates with the winning combination of proven execution and AI fluency. The True AI Capability Index(SM), a proprietary framework that predicts executive performance in the AI-transformation age. The talent market is currently split between proven leaders who are failing to adapt their playbooks and high-potential candidates who lack the experience to manage large organizations. True's AI Capability Index(SM) gives clients a clearer view of which leaders will continue to create value as the rules evolve. "We are entering a phase where relationship depth and judgment matter more than ever," said Brad Stadler, CEO & co-Founder of True Platform. "The cost of finding names is decreasing. True's advantage lies in our ability to assess talent using these advanced frameworks. We're modernizing executive hiring to ensure our clients have the leadership they need to outperform." The True AI Capability Index(SM) categorizes candidates using two primary metrics: execution pedigree and AI skill/will. This data-driven approach allows clients to commit to hiring profiles that offer both immediate results and long-term upside. "Our clients are looking for leaders who can drive transformation with no historical precedent," said Evan Grossman, Managing Director and co-Head of the CEO & Board Practices. "The framework creates a shared language for these conversations. We help clients understand the trade-offs between expert operators and AI-focused innovators. This clarity narrows the candidate pool and leads to more realistic hiring decisions." Leadership has not changed but how executives succeed has. The True AI Capability Index(SM) assesses candidates on five dimensions of adaptive intelligence including model-updating speed and hybrid organization design. True looks for leaders who reason through ambiguity and design teams around human and AI collaboration. This focus on real capability reduces the risk of hiring leaders who might plateau as technology changes. [To share your insights with us, please write to [email protected]]