Industry veterans join executive recruiter

Schaffer Associates, the management consulting and executive search firm, announced two new recent staff additions. Dan Burns and Brian Hyder are new account executives for the Charlotte, N.C.-based company.

Burns’ background includes experience with Makita, Marshalltown, Goldblatt and Great Star Industrial. Hyder spent almost four years with Cameron and Barkley (now Vallen) in their lighting showroom, selling to national and local custom home builders. 

During his time with Great Star Industrial, he served as the Goldblatt Product Manager, overseeing a major product line from design and production through distribution, sales, and marketing.  He previously served in a management level with Marshalltown Company, overseeing a national sales team and building a client network with dozens of industry retailers nationwide.  His work with Marshalltown was preceded by his time with Makita USA, where he first earned his industry credentials.

Hyder brings extensive experience in sales and business development from the building and home improvement products sector. Hyder’s success in the wholesale lighting and electrical sector allowed him to build relationships with manufacturers and suppliers, a network he now brings to Schaffer Associates.  Hyder previously spent six years in the retail home improvement channel representing Masco.