Greg Palmer has been appointed Senior Vice President at HVS Executive Search in Orlando
Greg has more than 30 years of relevant leadership experience within the hospitality industry. Prior to joining HVS, he was Chief People Officer and Head of IT for Peter Piper, Inc., a venture capital-owned international restaurant entertainment concept based in Phoenix. Prior to his time with Peter Piper, Greg spent 9 years in retained executive search within the restaurant, retail, foodservice and food manufacturing industries. Greg also spent 11 years at PepsiCo where he held progressively more responsible operations, L&D and human resource positions. After PepsiCo, Greg headed Human Resources and Training for the Contract Food Service Division of a multi-concept public restaurant and contract food service company, DAKA International, Inc. He subsequently became Senior Vice President of Human Resources for a $500 million privately held contract and food manufacturing concern based in Northeast Ohio before entering the executive search industry. Greg is a 1982 Cum Laude graduate of West Virginia University with a B.S. in Business Administration and Organizational Behavior coupled with a Minor in Music Performance (Percussion).
