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Kevin Kelly

Managing Director and Practice Leader, Energy and Industrial

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Kevin Kelly

With more than 30 years in executive search, Kevin Kelly is a Managing Director in our Atlanta office and leads the firm’s Industrial and Energy practices. He conducts CEO, Division President and functional leadership searches in operations, sales, marketing, finance and others for clients in the energy and general industrial sectors. Kevin is an active member of the firm’s Board practice and also works with private equity firms and their portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Diversified Search Group, Kevin was Executive Vice President and Managing Director with Slayton Search Partners, with oversight responsibility for the firm’s Atlanta and Washington, D.C. offices. Earlier, he spent 13 years with Russell Reynolds Associates, where he was a Partner in the firm and managed its Atlanta office.

Before entering the executive search, Kevin pursued a career in marketing and advertising, most recently in account service with the Atlanta ad agency Cole Henderson Drake. Earlier, he spent several years in marketing with the Coca-Cola Company. He began his career in the management training program at Universal Leaf Tobacco.

Education

MBA
University of Virginia

BA, Economics
University of Virginia