Hal is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Herbert Mines Associates. He joined the firm in 1993 as President, became CEO in 1998 when Herbert Mines assumed the Chairman's title, and became Chairman in 2004. Hal specializes in CEO and Board level positions for large public, privately held, and private equity-backed retail and consumer product companies. Boards of Directors and CEOs regularly call upon him for succession planning advice and compensation consulting. In 2008, Business Week selected Hal as one of the 100 Most Influential Headhunters in the World. He is a frequent speaker on retail leadership and talent and has appeared on numerous times in print and on MSNBC and CNBC’s Power Lunch.