Lee Kester

Active Member at VentureSouth

CEO & Founder
2013 - Current
Kester Search Group exists to improve lives, to build great companies, and to drive innovation in order to help our clients solve the world's most complex business and healthcare challenges. We are an executive recruiting firm that specializes in the permanent placement of commercial operations roles including executives as well as sales and marketing leaders into Biotech, Diagnostic, Dental, Healthcare IT, Life Science, Medical Device, and Technology/Software companies throughout the United States. The Kester Search Group team has extensive healthcare recruiting experience, successfully placing 1,000+ professionals over the past 10+ years, with a 97% retention rate for clients who have selected us as their exclusive recruiting business partner. We take a consultative approach to talent acquisition by truly partnering with our clients to fully understand their personnel needs. We prefer to work with our clients on a retained basis for executives & senior leadership positions and on an exclusive contingency basis for all other positions as a value-added business partner. Give us a 30-day exclusive on a specific search and discover the difference! Visit our website to learn more www.kestersearch.com and follow us to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and industry news as well as job postings! We build your team. You build the future!

Active Member
2017
VentureSouth is an early-stage venture capital firm that develops and manages angel investment groups and funds throughout the Southeast with an emphasis on innovative Healthcare, Technology, and Software companies in rapid growth mode. Our network of 500+ members have invested nearly $80 million into 70+ companies since 2008, making it one of the largest angel investment organizations in the United States as well as being named a Top 10 Angel Group in North America. https://venturesouth.vc/ VentureSouth's mission is to "Make Money. Have Fun. Do Good"

Sr. Manager/Executive Recruiter
2008 - 2013
System 1 Search has assisted over 400 clients to fill vital roles in their organizations. Our clients range from Fortune 50 to early stage start-ups in the healthcare industry. Thirty-five years of recruiting in the medical device and diagnostic industries has earned us the respect of a diverse group of hiring managers. System 1 Search has made over 5,000 placements. * President Club & Rookie of the Year Winner * Trained & Mentored back to back Rookie of the Year Winners * Placed 150+ individuals with titles such as Vice President of Sales, Area Vice President, National Sales Manager, Director of Sales, Marketing Director, Regional Sales Manager, & Outside Sales Rep * Top producer at System 1 Search YTD 3/2013 at time of resignation Partnered with medical device, diagnostic, and dental companies to help recruit and retain the very best talent available in a given geography during a specific time period.

Campus Ambassador
2005 - 2007
Managed the Visitor Center information desk, handling all walk-in and telephone inquiries for a center that welcomes over 25,000 guests per year. Directed prospective students and their families around historic North Campus & the town of Athens on an hour long guided tour.