Move recruiting from HR to business development

People drive a business forward (for now), so shouldn't the acquisition of good people be considered an activity that develops the business?

I feel like we've been discussing HR "not getting a seat at the table" and/or flaws with recruiting for literal years. For example, consider this. It's from an article that probably speaks too much about mindfulness but otherwise makes some good points. Look at this part:

There is a study in The Wall Street Journal interviewing about 900 executives, and …