Tony Charles is a Director of CTPartners, a premier executive search firm committed to performance, quality and results. A seasoned search professional, public servant, and entrepreneur, Tony draws on his varied experiences to quickly assess talent capable of assuming critical leadership roles in companies dependent on strong relationship management to meet intense competition. A member of the firm’s Professional Services & Manufacturing Practices, Tony identifies talent to assume senior general management roles and key practice leadership positions for clients throughout the industry. Premier global corporations have engaged Tony to recruit individuals to re-energize functions critical to growth. He has successfully completed assignments for CFOs, Chief Technology Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, and select functional Vice Presidents. A diverse background in business and government is the basis of Tony’s superior relationship management abilities, global perspectives, and broad network. Most recently, he was Co-Founder, Vice President and Principal of TQC Development Group/Classic Real Estate. A respected former member of the Mayor’s Office of the City of Cleveland, he has served as Director of Community Relations, Special Assistant to the Mayor, and Director of the Office on Violence Reduction and Crime Prevention. Co-author of the city’s Community Policing Program, Tony also served in a consulting capacity to the National Crime Prevention Council, as well as a guest lecturer for the U.S. Department of Justice. Based in the Cleveland office, Tony is a graduate of Ohio University. An active member of several charitable and civic organizations, He remains actively involved in the community, volunteering his time and leadership to coaching youth sports. Tony has lent his time and expertise to many deserving programs including serving on the Board of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland, and is a Fellow of Join Together, a national organization dedicated to combating substance abuse through development of strategies and programs for treatment. |