Kroll appoints new COO Jennifer Huntington

Kroll’s global risk and financial advisory firm has appointed Jennifer Huntington as Chief Operating Officer. She will oversee Kroll’s global business operations and technology function to drive greater consistency, discipline and operational excellence.

“As we strengthen our team of global leaders, we are building a strong foundation to ensure our organization can perform at the highest levels for our customers and maximize results,” said Jacob Silverman, Chief Executive Officer of Kroll. “We are excited to welcome Jennifer to Kroll and to our executive leadership team, and I look forward to working with her as we reach new heights in our company.”

Huntington joins Kroll with more than two decades of experience leading global business operations for organizations in the professional services and technology industries. She most recently served as director of business services and modernization at Amazon Web Services (AWS). During her time there, she was responsible for the strategy, operations and systems for the AWS Professional Services business, ProServe.

Prior to AWS, Huntington was Chief Operating Officer for the Americas at Genpact, where she led strategy and transformation efforts for the company’s delivery operations. She also held several senior leadership roles at SAP, where she led global operations, new product launches, enterprise go-to-market programming, and mergers and acquisitions integration.

At Kroll, Huntington will oversee the company’s global operations and technology function to drive greater consistency, discipline and operational excellence across the company’s professional and business shared services capabilities. She will also support Kroll’s growth strategy.

Speaking about her new role, Huntington added: “Kroll is a forward-thinking organization with a strong emphasis on values ​​and innovation, and an excellent reputation for delivering exceptional results on behalf of its clients. I look forward to working with our talented and collaborative teams to drive Kroll’s continued success by focusing on operational excellence across the company’s professional and business functions.”