Alcatel-Lucent is kicking off a global hunt for new leadership this week, after former BT Group PLC boss Ben Verwaayen rebuffed an initial approach from the company a few days ago, people familiar with the matter said.

The search, to be run by executive recruiter Korn/Ferry International, is aimed at bringing a firm management hand to the big telecom-equipment maker and easing cultural tensions after two years of tumult that led to last week's decision to remove Chief Executive Patricia Russo and Chairman Serge Tchuruk.

Source:wsj.com