Sharon Hall is a member of three of the firm's global practice specialties–Human Resources, Consumer Goods & Services and the Diversity Practice, which she co-founded in 1999. Sharon managed the Atlanta office for five years and has also served on Spencer Stuart’s global board of directors.
Prior to executive search, Sharon spent more than 13 years developing effective teams within corporate frameworks and building her functional experience, which includes marketing, strategic planning, new business development and general management.
During her 10 years at Avon Products, Sharon worked closely with division heads, presidents and general managers within the U.S. business as well as 18 foreign markets across the Pacific Rim and Latin America. She spent five years managing strategic planning and operational planning functions, followed by a successful transition into line management; first, to start up a new business development function and then to manage Avon's personal care products group as general manager. Throughout these experiences, Sharon created, hired and managed high-performance teams, all of which are still delivering impressive results today.
Sharon began her career in Procter & Gamble's brand marketing arena. She then joined Booz, Allen & Hamilton to develop strategy for clients in its marketing practice. She received a bachelor of science degree, magna cum laude, from Morris Brown College in Atlanta, and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. She is a former board member of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City.