Les Gore is a 24-year veteran of the "recruiting wars." His firm provides best practice search and recruiting services to catalog, online, retail, and B-to-B merchants. Les has been called "The Dean of Direct Marketing Executive Recruiters." Prior to forming Executive Search International in 1992, Les spent 10 years as group vice president at the nation's largest search and recruiting organization. His top performance and leadership led to his induction into the company's Hall of Fame. Les's previous experience includes management positions with J. Walter Thompson Co. and General Electric.