As a Managing Director with Sudduth Search, Hazel manages the search process including developing the search strategy, leading the search team, conducting behavioral based candidate interviews, assisting with offer negotiations, and managing the client relationship.
She is a true industry veteran with over 20 years of executive recruiting experience, placing candidates in sales, operations management, and leadership roles. She also has experience in human resources and marketing management. She is particularly versed in the downstream and industrials sector, and passionate about finding that right fit between the client and the candidate and being a trusted advisor.
Prior to joining Sudduth Search, Hazel was president of BIC Recruiting, an executive search firm focused on energy. Hazel joined BIC Alliance in 2010 as an executive recruiter to help develop BIC Recruiting as a standalone business. She was promoted to director in 2013 and to President in 2016. She grew the business more than tenfold by increasing their service offerings and building a strong team of executive recruiters.
Hazel received a BBA from Emory University in Atlanta and is a Certified Personnel Consultant. She is a member of the Economic Alliance and active on several planning committees including Women in Alliance and the Gulf Coast Industry Forum. She volunteers as a children’s small group leader and women’s small group leader at her church and is on the scholarship committee and a mentor with Lighthouse Christian Ministries. Originally from England, Hazel now calls Houston home. She enjoys gardening, scrapbooking, and spending time with her husband, two grown children and their dogs.