Terry R. Hindmarch
Managing Partner

As one of the founding principals of TowerHunter, Terry Hindmarch takes an active leadership role in ensuring all our clients are provided with first-class service and outstanding results.

Terry's executive search experience covers a variety of industries and business settings including for-profit and not-for-profit organizations as well as publicly traded and private companies. His successful search assignments have included filling key leadership positions from the executive to mid-management level.

Prior to forming TowerHunter, Terry gained considerable expertise as a national leader for a retained executive search firm specializing in healthcare. Today he heads up TowerHunter's Healthcare Practice. Terry began his recruitment career with one of the largest retained search firms in the country.

Terry also has 25 years of human resource and operations experience. He was a Vice President in the retail industry with responsibilities that included human resources, labor relations, risk management, and health care delivery.

His previous experience includes seven years with GE in roles ranging from Labor Relations and Union Avoidance, to Organization Effectiveness, to Operating Leader of a GE Call Center. Terry was one of the key leaders at GE when the company successfully instituted a change process known as "Work-Out". Terry began his professional life in the steel industry where he held various leadership roles in human resources and labor relations.

Terry received his Master's degree in Labor & Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois and Bachelor's degree from Indiana University.

Scott C. Smith
Managing Partner

Scott brings over 20 years of experience in corporate America and the executive search field to TowerHunter. At TowerHunter, Scott has successfully led high profile searches in the Financial Services, Banking, High Tech and Telecommunications arenas. He leads the Financial Services and Telecom Practice Areas.

His previous experience includes over 10 years at American Express, culminating in his role as Vice President of Human Resources within the Consumer Card Group and Corporate Card organizations. Scott was also Vice President of Human Resources for Washington Inventory Service, a 14,000-employee company that conducts inventories for retail establishments. In addition, he was the Senior Director of Human Resources for VLSI Technology, a leading integrated circuit company.

Scott holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and received an undergraduate degree in Organization Communication from Brigham Young University.

Richard L. Booton
Vice President

Dick’s extensive professional and managerial experience in the executive search arena spans a wide range of business areas that include quality assurance, consulting, healthcare, manufacturing, finance and operations management.

Dick brings almost three decades of experience in the executive search field to the team. Completed search assignments include positions ranging from consultants and individual contributors to executive level positions with Fortune 100 and privately held firms. Dick’s area of expertise centers on seeking and placing executives with working knowledge and expertise in Lean/Six Sigma Practice. Lean/Six Sigma is a management methodology that applies process improvement measures, improving productivity, and increasing efficiencies to all areas of business.

Prior to joining TowerHunter in 2004, Dick gained considerable experience and expertise in Lean/Six Sigma practices working as a Client Development and Recruiting Manager for the Six Sigma Academy. There he helped companies to develop and implement the Six Sigma. Before working with the Six Sigma Academy, Booton spent 24 years as an executive search consultant.

Dick holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting as well as a Masters in Business from the University of Denver. He has served on the University of Denver Alumni Board for almost a decade, including one year as President of the Board.

Stanley H. Davis
Executive Vice President

Stan is recognized as a leader in organization building and business transformations, addressing the toughest business challenges to publicly traded, privately held and not-for-profit organizations. He has worked closely with chief executives and their staffs to initiate aggressive talent and organization strategies to significantly improve corporate results.

Stan began his career in labor and employee relations in the steel industry. He held various management positions in human resources, organization change and organization development for General Electric, and subsequently served as Vice President and Senior Vice President of three corporations under common investor ownership.

Stan was the lead human resources executive for Huffy Corporation where he was responsible for the human resources and organization development functions for the Corporation and its portfolio of service and consumer products companies. Prior to joining TowerHunter, he served a two year engagement as Chief Human Resources Officer for the American National Red Cross in Washington, DC.

Stan is a graduate of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Colleen Neese
Vice President

Colleen’s current practice focuses on executive search in a variety of industries with a special focus in banking and financial services on a national basis. Completed search assignments range from Directors to senior executives in all operational areas.

Prior to joining TowerHunter, Colleen spent eight years at a national executive search firm that serves the healthcare industry where she gained considerable experience as a Vice President/Search Consultant and proved her ability to provide clients with top talent in a timely manner. Clients served include hospitals, managed care organizations, medical group practices and pharmaceutical companies on a national basis.

Originally from Chicago, Colleen moved to Arizona and graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication with an emphasis in Business.