The HT Group names Sam Wood as director of consulting services

Management consulting, staffing, and recruiting firm The HT Group has named industry veteran Sam Wood as its director of consulting services.

In the role, he will be tasked with expanding the firm’s managed consulting and executive search services, including interim and fractional executives, strategy planning, ERP solutions, cloud strategy, security and cyber defense, financial modeling, and audit and regulatory compliance. 

"Sam has over 20 years in executive technology leadership and five years in management consulting helping middle-market companies grow," Mark Turpin, The HT Group CEO and cofounder, said. "We're thrilled to have him on board at The HT Group. His extensive IT consulting expertise will greatly enhance our human capital solutions for growth-stage clients.”

Prior to joining The HT Group, Wood worked as a principal consultant at Waterloo Technology Consulting, an Austin-based firm that focuses on business transformations in middle-market companies. He has also served as technology practice leader and virtual chief information officer at Austin-based technology consultancy Bridgepoint Consulting, as well as executive director of information services at Pinnergy. Wood holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering science and a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

"The HT Group has a great reputation, and I've found that it is well deserved," Wood said. "The opportunity to work hand-in-hand with some of the best technical and financial recruiters in the state allows me to construct a management consulting practice with the best available leaders." 

The HT Group is headquartered in Austin, Texas. It has been named one of America’s top recruiting firms and a “Great Place to Work” by Forbes, and a top employment agency by the Austin Business Journal each year since 2004. The firm has worked with entities including the NFL, AT&T, Dell, Citgo, and Tokyo Electron. It offers contract, direct hire, management consulting, and advisory services.