Brian Kidwell, SPHR, Executive Vice President, specializes in executive succession planning, SERP design, executive recruiting analytics, compensation and benefits analysis, qualitative and quantitative research, site selection analysis, organizational assessment, and strategic planning.
Kidwell is responsible for the development of D. Hilton’s Member Migration Model – an exclusive research tool used for customer segmentation, behavior analysis, and lifetime value. Before joining D. Hilton, Kidwell worked as a consultant focusing on consumer behavior business strategy.
Throughout his more than 20-year tenure with D. Hilton, Kidwell has experience working within every practice within the organization. He was client liaison to several of D. Hilton’s largest CEO executive search projects during the previous 10 years. Kidwell is also known as one of D. Hilton’s leading consultants in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, having facilitated more than 100 transactions throughout his career. His responsibilities also currently include working with credit unions in the areas of SERP investment management and risk assessment.
Kidwell holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from Texas Tech University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Texas State University. The Society for Human Resource Management has recognized him as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Kidwell is also a published author in major consumer research journals and trade publications, including co-author of D. Hilton’s industry leading SERP Survey report.