Mark Hamill

Biography

Mark is considered a thought leader in talent acquisition across emerging markets, and specialises in C-suite roles, CEO succession, and Board development across multiple sectors Mark is currently the Chairman of SpenglerFox and is responsible for the retention, development and acquisition of clients across SpenglerFox worldwide. Mark is a firm believer and advocate of ‘Care’ within executive search, and passionate that relationships made are for life. Nomadic by nature and having lived in seven countries over the last ten years, Mark is happiest whilst having a meal, a coffee or the occasional pint of Murphy’s talking to business leaders across the world. Mark reports (with a slight chuckle) that he has been involved in executive search since April Fool’s Day 1999. During his career he has placed over 500 executives and he works across all of SpenglerFox’s practice groups. Mark began his career at Heineken; serving the company in a variety of commercial roles both in Ireland and in Central Europe. In 1999, he himself was “headhunted” for a job in the executive search sector and has never looked back. Mark majored in Psychology, Linguistics and Spanish at University College Dublin. He completed his post-graduate studies in International Marketing. Prior to his post-graduate studies, he took part in a study programme at Spain’s University of Santiago de Compostela through the EU’s Erasmus programme.

Research Interest

retention, development and acquisition