HC Group

HC Group is a retained executive search and talent intelligence firm serving the international energy and commodities markets. It was founded in 2003 and specialises in senior-level search across geographic, product and functional areas.

Its search work covers functions such as chief executive officers, trading, marketing and origination, risk and middle office, finance and treasury, legal and compliance, human resources, commodity technology and sustainability. Sector coverage includes agriculture and nutrition, financial services, renewables, liquid fuels and chemicals, metals and minerals, shipping and logistics, and gas and LNG. Clients include financial institutions, commodity trading houses, utilities, energy and natural resource producers and industrial companies.

HC Talent Intelligence offers compensation data and advisory, competitive analysis, behavioural assessments, diversity studies, and talent pipelining and succession planning. HC Group is part of HC Holdings, which also includes Enco Insights, Hyperion Search and 3C Advisors. Damian Stewart and Paul Chapman are Managing Partners and co-heads of the firm, which has offices in London, Houston, Abu Dhabi, São Paulo, Singapore, Geneva, New York, Dubai and Lisbon.