Ray Kelley

About Ray Kelley

Do you need a trusted partner who can find you the best executive candidates in the marketplace to build your leadership team?At Wray Executive Search, a national restaurant, franchising, foodservice, and hospitality executive search firm, we help companies build superior teams with forward thinking, high performing talent. We also guide individuals to strategically advance their careers to reach their maximum potential.We are a leading executive search and advisory firm with a demonstrated history of recruiting across multiple disciplines to build leadership teams for emerging brands, billion-dollar companies, public and privately held, private equity owned, and everything in between.Our vision is to support our clients in recruiting top talent for their most critical hiring needs and building long-term relationships as a trusted recruiting resource. We provide an unparalleled commitment to the recruitment of an organization becoming a resource to industry-leading and growing companies. We understand that hiring is more than just finding an addition to your team. We take the time to learn your business so that we can accurately pinpoint what you are looking for. The importance of having us as a recruiting partner is that we will ensure that each candidate you recruit hits all of the critical components you seek.We specialize in placing the following top performers in the restaurant, franchise, foodservice, retail, and hospitality industries:Chief Executive Officer | Chief Operating Officer | Chief Financial Officer | Chief Marketing Officer | Chief Development Officer | Chief Information Officer | Chief Technology Officer | Chief Human Resources Officer | Board Directors | Functional Vice Presidents across all Disciplines WHY WORK WITH WRAY EXECUTIVE SEARCH?* Hundreds of professional and executive positions filled with 99% of candidates surpassing the guarantee period.* Recruiting and operational expertise across the restaurant, franchising, hospitality, and foodservice industries.* Focused and time-tested recruiting process that uncovers and surfaces industry leading talent.* Extensive network of contacts and relationships across every discipline in our core industries.Cross-Industry Recruiting Experience: Fast Casual QSR Fine Dining Franchising Food & Beverage Mergers & Acquisitions Legacy Brands Venture Capital Emerging Brands Retail & eCommerce AND MORE!Let’s chat! Message or email r•••@wraysearch.com to talk more.

Experience

1. Managing Partner - Restaurant, Franchise and Hospitality Executive Search

   Wray Executive Search

   Jun 2019 — Present · Asheville, NC, US

   Wray Executive Search is committed to the highest professional standards and dedicated to outstanding client service, We specialize in search for C-Level positions, Functional Leadership roles, and M&A Integration. We have extensive knowledge and experience in restaurant, franchise, food service, retail and consumer industries. SAMPLE LIST OF POSITIONS FILLEDCEO | CFO | COO | CDO | President | Various SVP roles | Various VP roles | Directors | Regional Directors | Franchise Executives | Division Leaders | General Managers | FUNCTIONAL AREASOperations | Finance | Marketing | Franchising | Real Estate | Supply Chain | Training | Construction | Culinary | Food & Beverage | Facilities | Partnerships | Retail | Development | HR | IT |

Education

• Anna Maria College

  B.A. Business Administration, Marketing

  1990 — 1992

Skills

• Recruiting
• Cold Calling
• Interviews
• Executive Search
• Technical Recruiting
• Process Improvement
• Customer Relations
• Program Management
• Permanent Placement
• Contract Negotiation
• Physician Recruitment
• Strategic Planning
• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Medicine
• Social Networking
• Team Building
• New Business Development
• Physicians
• Hospitals
• Interviewing
• Talent Acquisition
• Negotiation
• Account Management
• Problem Solving
• Sourcing
• Internal Medicine
• Temporary Placement
• Sales Management
• Screening Resumes