Energy

Partner

Lachlan Rhodes, Partner, began his career in search in 1986 with Russell Reynolds and has focused on the international energy sector since then.  Lachlan is one of the UK's leading energy recruiters, handling Board and senior level appointments across the sector, particularly for small to mid-cap E&P companies, and brings a deep understanding of the international market for experienced talent.

Partner

William Lacon graduated from Bristol University in Spanish and began his career at HSBC Investment Bank as an equity analyst.  He then moved into energy & natural resources journalism working in North Africa, the Caspian and across South America to produce investment reports for international trade publications such as Oil & Gas Finance Journal, Mining Magazine and Pétrole et Technique. William handles assignments across the energy sector, with a focus on appointments in upstream oil & gas and with a particular strength in recruiting for senior finance roles.

Partner

Helen Di Mauro graduated from Oxford in Russian and French and has an MA in International Relations from Boston.  She spent 10 years in energy consulting, initially with CERA, where she co-managed the FSU practice, and then with Wood Mackenzie, where she led the Gas and Power Consulting Group.  Helen specialises in searches for clients in gas, power and LNG.  Helen was appointed to the IIC Partners Board of Directors in October 2007.

Director

Edward Blyth completed a BA in International Relations at Sussex University and upon graduation joined Sit-Up TV.  In 2006 he started his career with the Curzon Partnership responsible for energy focused research, delivering successful executive search campaigns for a cross-section of listed and private energy companies.  With a particular focus on project management and project services recruitment, he is also a leading specialist on the recruitment of Unconventional Oil & Gas teams.

Consultant

Dylan Alexander completed a BSc (Hons) at Loughborough University and an MSc at Oxford University and upon graduating worked with Morgan Stanley as a Leveraged Finance Analyst. He subsequently started his Executive Search career with a multinational listed search firm, conducting assignments in the global industrial markets. He joined Curzon in 2009 and focuses on assignments in the energy sector and specialises in both executive and non-executive, board level appointments.

Researcher

Baljit Soorae was educated in Kenya and began her career as a teacher. She went on to work in retail and leisure recruitment and after gaining more recruitment experience within a high street consultancy, she started working for an executive search firm in 2006, specialising in global construction and downstream energy. Now part of the energy team at Curzon as a researcher, she is responsible for assignments across the energy sector with a focus on global upstream appointments.