McAulay Smith Successfully Recruits Managing Director, Market Leader - Nashville

Nashville, TN – June 1, 2020 – McAulay Smith successfully recruited Greer Redden to be the Managing Director & Market Leader – Nashville for Oakworth Capital Bank, a leading financial institute that provides commercial banking, wealth management and private banking services across the U.S.  Oakworth Capital Bank is headquartered in Birmingham, AL with offices in Montgomery, Mobile, Nashville and Charlotte.

McAulay Smith recruited Redden from Argent Financial Group where he served as the Regional Manager & Family Services Managing Director.  Redden brings nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services industry.  Redden first joined Independence Trust Company in 2009, which later merged with Argent Financial Group in 2017.  He held various roles delivering wealth management and private banking services.

Redden earned a B.S. and MBA from Vanderbilt University.

Steve Smith managed the search.

The McAulay Smith Firm is a performance-based retained executive search firm that partners with clients to recruit for mid- and senior-level executive and management positions.  Established in 1995, The McAulay Smith Firm has completed hundreds of engagements for numerous client companies in 32 states and 10 countries.

McAulay Smith Successfully Recruits Managing Director, Central Market Lead - Carolinas

Charlotte, NC – July 19, 2022 – McAulay Smith recruited Tim Beck to join Oakworth Capital Bank, a leading financial institute that provides commercial banking, wealth management and private banking services across the U.S., as the Managing Director, Central Market Lead - Carolinas.  Oakworth Capital Bank is headquartered in Birmingham, AL with offices in Montgomery, Mobile, Nashville and now Charlotte.

McAulay Smith recruited Beck following his retirement as EVP & Chief Credit Officer with Aquesta Bank (sold to United Community Bank on October 1, 2021).  He brings significant experience in the financial services industry, holding prominent leadership roles in commercial and corporate banking and credit administration for Aquesta Bank, Bank of America, SouthTrust Bank, Branch Banking and Trust, First Horizon and Silverton Bank.

Beck earned a B.S., Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Steve Smith managed the search.

The McAulay Smith Firm is a performance-based retained executive search firm that partners with clients to recruit for mid- and senior-level executive and management positions.  Established in 1995, The McAulay Smith Firm has completed hundreds of engagements for numerous client companies in 32 states and 10 countries.

McAulay Smith Successfully Recruits Head of HR North America

Charlotte, NC – June 20, 2022 – McAulay Smith successfully recruited Angela Modica from her role as HR Operations Lead/ HR Business Partner NORAM with Clariant to be the Head of HR North America for APM Terminals, which has more than 22,000 industry professionals working to serve 10,000 customers through 76 terminals in its global network.

Modica brings 19 years of HR leadership experience as well as a B.S. in Human Resources Development & Training from Oakland University.

Steve Smith managed the search.

The McAulay Smith Firm is a performance-based retained executive search firm that partners with clients to recruit for executive management positions.  Established in 1995, The McAulay Smith Firm has completed over 900 engagements for numerous client companies in 32 states and 10 countries.

McAulay Smith Successfully Recruits Vice President of Renewables

Atlanta, GA – October 31, 2022 – McAulay Smith successfully recruited Matt Daly to be the Vice President of Renewables for BHI Energy.  Daly was recruited from ABB Electrification where he was the Commercial Director, Electrification Services, North America.

Prior to joining ABB Electrification, Daly spent 16 years with G.E. in various leadership roles.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Rochester Institute of Technology and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Steve Smith managed the search.

The McAulay Smith Firm is a performance-based retained executive search firm that partners with clients to recruit for executive management positions.  Established in 1995, The McAulay Smith Firm has completed over 900 engagements for numerous client companies in 32 states and 10 countries.

McAulay Smith Successfully Recruits Vice President, Distribution Support

Akron, OH – October 24, 2022 – McAulay Smith successfully recruited John Hawkins, Jr. to be the Vice President, Distribution Support for one of the country’s largest investor-owned utilities.  Hawkins was recruited from Entergy where he was the Vice President of Distribution Operations.

Hawkins brings over 21 years of experience in the Energy industry with leadership experience in roles such as Vice President, Reliability (T&D Operations) at Entergy and Vice President, Distribution Operations, Senior Director, Distribution Operations, General Manager – Reliability and Area Manager – Distribution at Florida Power & Light.  He started his career with Duke Energy.

Hawkins holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Purdue University, an MBA from Indiana University and is a Licensed Professional Engineer for the States of Ohio and Texas.

Steve Smith managed the search.

 The McAulay Smith Firm is a performance-based retained executive search firm that partners with clients to recruit for executive management positions.  Established in 1995, The McAulay Smith Firm has completed over 900 engagements for numerous client companies in 32 states and 10 countries.

McAulay Smith Successfully Recruits Site Vice President (Nuclear)

New Hill, NC – June 6, 2022 – McAulay Smith successfully recruited Tom Haaf to be the Site Vice President for a single unit, pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power generating station located in the Carolinas. Haaf was recruited from his role as Site Vice President at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant at Constellation Energy.

Haaf brings over 27 years of experience in the nuclear industry with leadership experience in roles such as Plant Manager of Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and Three Mile Island Power Station. 

Haaf joined the commercial nuclear power industry in 2002 after serving for more than eight years in the U.S. Nuclear Navy.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology from Thomas Edison State College.

 Steve Smith managed the search.

The McAulay Smith Firm is a performance-based retained executive search firm that partners with clients to recruit for executive management positions.  Established in 1995, The McAulay Smith Firm has completed over 900 engagements for numerous client companies in 32 states and 10 countries.

McAulay Smith Recruits Director of Outage & Work Management

Newport, MI –May 24, 2022 – McAulay Smith successfully recruited Randy Earley from his role as Senior Manager of Maintenance Execution for Exelon Nuclear to be the Director of Outage & Work Management for DTE Electric, a DTE Energy Company .

Randy has over 22 years of nuclear industry experience including former leadership roles with Exelon Nuclear.

He began his career with the United States Navy, where he served six years.

Steve Smith managed the search.

The McAulay Smith Firm is a performance-based retained executive search firm that partners with clients to recruit for executive management positions.  Established in 1995, The McAulay Smith Firm has completed almost 900 engagements for numerous client companies in 32 states and 10 countries.

McAulay Smith Successfully Recruits Director, Employee Communications & Change

Chattanooga, TN – April 25, 2022 – McAulay Smith successfully recruited Jaime Meyer from her role as Internal Communications Leader – America (U.S., Canada, LATAM) at Interface to be the Director, Employee Communications & Change for a 10,000-employee electric utility company.

Jaime brings over 14 years of Communications and Marketing leadership experience.  She earned a B.A. in Public Relations and Sociology from Coe College and a Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications from Roosevelt University.

Steve Smith managed the search.

The McAulay Smith Firm is a performance-based retained executive search firm that partners with clients to recruit for executive management positions.  Established in 1995, The McAulay Smith Firm has completed almost 900 engagements for numerous client companies in 32 states and 10 countries.