Staff Report
Published May 26, 2010
An aerospace recruiting firm that is expanding to Charleston has announced its top executive, who will lead the company’s effort to help the Boeing Co. hire hundreds of workers for its 787 Dreamliner assembly plants.
CTS International said Mark Schultz, vice president of talent acquisition and business development for the company, has been chosen to lead the new office at Faber Place in North Charleston.
In mid-April, CTS announced it was entering the market to support Boeing’s ongoing operations in the area. The company held an open house later in the month. The contracting company, based in Bellevue, Wash., currently hires for Boeing’s commercial programs such as the 747, 777 and 787 operations in the Seattle area, as well as for other defense and aerospace companies.
“There will be an explosion of jobs and opportunities in the Charleston area because of the 787 program,” CTS President Steve Dworkin said at the time.
Schultz brings business development, corporate strategy and product development experience to focus on job and business growth in the Lowcountry, the company said in a statement. He also has experience in the telecommunications business, according to CTS International’s executive profile.
Schultz has served as vice president of corporate strategy for Alltel Communications vice president of technology and development for Western Wireless Corp. and senior vice-president of international development and operations at AT&T Wireless.
“Mark is an incredibly insightful leader and his experience will be vital to growing a successful partnership with the city of Charleston and with Boeing,” Dworkin said.
Location of the new office in Charleston positions CTS to better serve Boeing as work on the Dreamliner continues. As a recruiting company, CTS has partnered with Boeing and other leaders in aerospace since 1991, the company said. CTS also recruits for health care and information technology companies.
“We are very pleased to join Boeing in Charleston and are honored to support the growth of the local economy,” Schultz said.
