The Kidder Group, Inc.
Professional Recruiting Division
Garrett Kidder Tompkins
Founder, President and the CEO of the Kidder Group,
Inc.
Gary has worked in Manufacturing and Finance for many years serving as a Manufacturing Supervisor, Quality Engineer, Financial Analyst, Accounting Supervisor, and Strategic Financial Analyst with Kemet Electronics Corporation and Emergent Financial Group.
Gary has a BA from Furman University in Business Administration and an MBA plus advanced studies from Clemson University. He has served as a Deacon at First Presbyterian Church in Greenville for six years. He also served as Chairman of the Board for Piedmont Women's Center (www.piedmontwomenscenter.org), a Christian-based Crisis Pregnancy Center, for 2003 and 2004, and he was also treasurer from 1999 to 2003. He currently serves on PWC's advisory Board of Directors.
Leading the Kidder Group in service in the SC Upstate
Gary serves the South Carolina Upstate professional community as a member of the Board of Directors for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, was the Local Chair for SME in 2004, and is currently the Program Chair for SME. In 2005, Gary was inducted into The President's Circle for SME. Gary has also been on the Board of Directors for APICS and is currently the Newsletter-Chair of the Chapter as well as President of the Board. He was on the Board of Directors for the Council of Logistics Management from 1999 to 2003. He has also served on the Publicity Committee for the Greenville Area Personnel Association (GAPA). In 2005, Gary served as the Chairperson of the judging committee for the Silver Crescent Small Manufacturing Award (www.salutetomanufacturing.com).
Gary specializes in recruiting in the fields of Engineering, Quality, Management, Finance, Accounting, and Supply Chain Management.
