How did Mr. Samuel Boyle come to be CEO of TKC Aerospace?
Mr. Boyle was recruited for the CEO position in June of 2005 after he completed a consulting assignment for the company. Does Mr. Boyle have aircraft manufacturing experience? Please describe. Generally speaking, the Board of Directors for any corporation should hire a CEO on the basis of his or her skills, abilities and experience at leading and managing the entire organization. The CEO position is that of a business generalist, not a subject matter expert. Employees with that level of specialization generally occupy leading technical roles within the company. In the case of Mr. Boyle, TKC Aerospace (TKCA) was afforded the opportunity to hire a CEO who had both substantial experience in the Aerospace Industry and the executive skills to implement the company’s strategy and vision. TKCA’s success over the past four and a half years, demonstrated in part by the company winning full and open competitive contracts, 8(a) competitive contracts, 8(a) sole source contracts and contracts from
