Retained search is the bedrock of our business. We closely partner our clients to understand their strategic objectives and deliver on the critical roles and competencies required to meet their business goals.
Our search consultants combine sector specific product, functional and regional expertise to enable our clients the access and insight required to make truly informed hiring decisions.
We do not advertise on behalf of our clients. We take a broad, creative approach to identifying potential candidates and draw on our industry knowledge, deep-level professional networks, and internal research capabilities to ensure complete talent market coverage.
HC Group operates as one global team. With talent markets becoming increasingly fragmented and geographically dispersed, we leverage our local presence to offer global access to the talent communities and insights that matter.
HC Group's specialist product and functional consultants are pleased to offer a fully bespoke and complimentary market presentation tailored to match the items you select on our Client Presentation Request form.
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Our Relevant Consultants
Laura Berger
GenevaLaura joined HC Group in 2021 & is a Portfolio Director working within the Liquid Fuels & Chemicals practice in London.
Robert Wells
LondonRobert Wells joined HC Group in 2022 and leads the Shipping and Logistics practice in London.
Jamie Tranter
New YorkJamie leads the New York office and manages the Corporate Functions and Financial Services practice for North America.
Daniel Cordell
LondonDaniel joined HC in 2007 and is a Portfolio Director working within the Gas, Power and Renewables practice in London.
Anoush Kefayati
LondonAnoush joined HC Group in 2013 and is Group Managing Director of HC Group. He is based in London.
Alex Coghlan
HoustonAlex joined HC Group in 2013 and is the Portfolio Director for the Agriculture and Nutrition practice, based in Houston.
Andrew Watson
São PauloAndrew joined HC Group in 2015 and is responsible for managing Latin America.
Alex Moses
HoustonAlex Moses joined HC Group in 2023 and works within the Finance & Accounting practice in Houston.
Alexander Walsh
SingaporeAlex joined HC Group in 2023 and is a Director working within the Energy practice in Singapore.
Alexis Bailey
Abu DhabiAlexis joined HC Group in 2023 and works within the Corporate Functions practice in Abu Dhabi.
Amelia Chahal
Abu DhabiAmelia joined HC Group in 2018 in our Singapore office and is now a Director based in Dubai.
Andy Morrison
New YorkAndy, Portfolio Director in the Gas, Power and Renewables practices in North America, joined HC Group in 2021.
Arabella Talbutt
Abu DhabiArabella joined HC Group in 2023 and is a Senior Associate, working in Liquid Fuels & Chemicals, based in Abu Dhabi.
Darwisyah Rosman
SingaporeDarwisyah joined HC Group in 2024 and works within the Asia Energy practice in Singapore.
David Baranowski
HoustonDavid joined HC Group in 2008 and is the Managing Director in Houston, overseeing HC Group's North American activities.
Ed Bennett
LondonEd joined HC Group as an Associate in 2022 and works within the Liquid Fuels and Petrochemicals practice in London.
Edd Scicluna
New YorkEdd joined HC Group in 2023, he works in the Gas, Power and Renewables practice as a Senior Associate in New York.
Edward Carter
LondonEdward Carter joined HC Group in 2014 and is the Head of Corporate Functions.
Edzel Maniego
HoustonEdzel joined HC Group in 2023 as an Associate and is working within the Commodities Technology practice.
Erika Fajardo
Abu DhabiErika joined HC Group in 2021 and works within the Liquid Fuels practice in Abu Dhabi.
Helena Sarlanis
São PauloHelena joined HC Group in 2023 and is responsible for the technology, data, and innovation practice in Latin America.
Igla Lici
LondonIgla Lici joined HC Group in 2022 and works within the Corporate Functions practice in London.
Jonathan Kimura
São PauloJonathan joined HC Group in 2021 and is focused on the commodities and natural resources in Brazil.
Joseph Kulbeth
HoustonJoseph joined HC Group in 2022 and is responsible for the Liquid Fuels & Chemicals practice in Houston.
Josh Clayton
LondonJosh joined HC Group in 2021 as a Senior Associate and works within the Gas, Power and Renewables practice in London.
Louis Stevens
HoustonLouis joined HC Group in 2022 and works within the Agriculture and Nutrition practice in Houston.
Marcos Tassote
São PauloMarcos joined HC Group in 2022 and is focused on the commodities and natural resources in Brazil.
Mark Preng
HoustonMark Preng joined HC Group in 2024 as the Portfolio Director for the Industrial & Upstream practice in Houston.
Milford Koh
SingaporeMilford joined HC Group in 2024 and works within the Asia Energy practice in Singapore.
Nick Quilkey
LondonNick joined HC Group in 2024 and works within the Liquid Fuels & Chemicals practice in London.
Nick Snoek
LondonNick joined HC Group in 2023 and is responsible for the Agriculture and Nutrition practice in EMEA.
Nicole Dunkerley
Abu DhabiNicole joined HC Group in 2024 as a Senior Associate with a focus on Trading Technology and Innovation.
Oana Roman
LondonOana joined HC Group in 2024 as an Associate, working within the Corporate Functions practice.
Premesha McDonald (nee Motha)
SingaporePremesha joined HC Group in 2015 and is a Director working within the Metals and Minerals practice in Singapore.
Richard Lee
GenevaRichard joined HC Group in 2020 and is the Portfolio Director responsible for the Commodities Technology practice.
Rosie Hennessy
LondonRosie joined HC Group in 2023 in London with a focus on front office analytics, in Gas, Power, LNG, and Carbon for EMEA.
Shanez Fernando
LondonShanez joined HC Group in 2020 and is an Associate working within the Liquid Fuels and Chemical practice in London.
Sky Koh
SingaporeSky joined HC Group in 2024 and works within the Asia Energy practice in Singapore.
Gianluca Castellano
LondonGianluca joined HC Group in 2022, he works in the EMEA Gas & LNG practice as an Associate II.
Faisal Hamed
Abu DhabiFaisal joined HC Group in 2022 and is based in Abu Dhabi to support the growth of our Middle East business.
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HC Group's Head of MENA examines the UAE outlook and the implications for established commodity trading centres.
Protectionism with Alex Tuckett
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Paul Chapman: Is the 'Hiring Season' Over in Commodities?
HC Group's Managing Partner, Paul Chapman, reflects on changing hiring seasonality within the commodities sector.
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Our guest is Stephanie Baker, Russia expert and veteran Bloomberg investigative journalist.
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Over the next two years, the US is set to export some 12bcf/d extra of LNG. What does this mean for the US market?
Shale 4.0 with Matthew Bernstein
Our guest is Matthew Bernstein, Manager of Shale Analytics at Rystad Energy, independent energy data and analytics firm.
Coffee with Charlie Stephens
Our guest is Charlie Stephens, President of Amarella Café, an independent speciality coffee trader in the Americas.
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Energy Trading Risk Manager Brian Rusch explains why formalising risk and middle office roles is essential.
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