Peter Thies is a managing director with Pearl Meyer. Before joining Pearl Meyer, Thies was the cofounder and president of The River Group, a leadership and organization development firm. Present and past clients include public company CEOs and executives across industries that include financial services, consumer products, health care, retail, industrial, professional services, telecommunications, and the nonprofit sector. Thies was a senior client partner with Korn Ferry’s Leadership and Talent Consulting division and coleader of the firm’s CEO succession practice. At Mercer Delta Consulting (now Oliver Wyman), Thies held several leadership positions during his 11-year tenure, including responsibility for consulting practice development, client relationship management, and client satisfaction processes. He also worked in Accenture’s change practice for several years. He has published numerous articles in business journals and books on organizational change and is frequently quoted by the business media on CEO succession, executive development, and M&A integration.