Michael G. Tompkins, chair of the International Spa Association, has joined Hutchinson Consulting as an executive recruiter. Tompkins has most recently been co-CEO of Missouri, US-based Personalised Advanced Lifestyle Medicine (PALM), and before that was CEO of South Carolina, US-based Hilton Head Health.

Tompkins was a friend and colleague of Hutchinson Consulting founder Lori Hutchinson, who died earlier this year, serving with her on the ISPA board of directors.

“That personal connection with Lori makes this new development a natural and happy one for us, and especially because Michael is one of the few people whose reach and connections in the worlds of spas, hospitality and wellness rival hers,” said Bill Hutchinson, principal at Hutchinson Consulting.

Tompkins is also former CEO of Miraval Resorts and was an executive with Canyon Ranch Health Resorts.

“His diverse background and ability to create global brand-leading teams in the three converging market segments uniquely positions his understanding of operations and staff management,” said Hutchinson.