FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Brian Wright, managing partner of Executive Leadership Solutions, announced that John Shy has joined the company as a partner and senior executive recruiter.
Shy joins Executive Leadership Solutions with seven years of experience recruiting for gasoline marketing, convenience store, supermarket, travel centers and related suppliers companies. Prior to joining ELS, Shy served as the director of recruiting for a major executive search firm in the Midwest.
Shy is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State [image-nocss] University in Cape Girardeau, Mo., where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business and accounting. He began in retail with his family-owned and -operated grocery store in Missouri.
Upon graduation, he worked for Food Lion Inc. in North Carolina in its management training program. After a few months, he was assigned to a small store and was continually promoted to managing larger locations to their fullest potential, increasing sales and profits.
In the late 1980's, Wal-Mart recruited Shy to open and manage the fifth SuperCenter Wal-Mart opened in the United States. He went on to open five other SuperCenters and manage several others.
In related business at Executive Leadership Solutions, Roger Ward, Joe Digesare, Fred Riegle, Kevin Fox and Steve Hostetter have also become partners with the firm. "Having these six true professional solidify their role at ELS by becoming partners makes this the most exciting period in the history of ELS, said Wright. Adding John Shy to our team is exciting due to his in-depth experience of recruitment in the industries we serve.
Executive Leadership Solutions is a Ft. Myers, Fla.-based executive search firm that specializes in executive recruitment for the convenience store, petroleum, travel center and related supplier industries.Members help make our journalism possible. Become a CSP member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.