Our Story

Mitch Oakley purchases Management Recruiters of Greensboro, North Carolina through his new company: Charles Aris Inc. The title is a combination of his first name and wife Betsy’s maiden name.

Mitch Oakley operates his new business as a franchise of Management Recruiters International, placing manager-level candidates in manufacturing companies across the Southeast. At this time, the entire Charles Aris team consists of himself and a secretary.

To accommodate its small but growing team of recruiters and operations personnel, Mitch moves his firm into a larger space at the Executive Square Office Park on Church Street near downtown Greensboro, North Carolina.

With Mitch at the helm and a small-but-mighty team, Greensboro consistently finishes in the top 10 best performing firms across Management Recruiters International’s global network of franchises.

As the team experiences consistent growth and hires its 10th employee, Mitch decides to relocate his firm to the Stanley Building on Wendover Avenue.

Betsy Oakley travels to Cleveland for a computer training conference and prepares the firm to digitalize, which will help its recruiters easily connect with clients across the United States.

After years of sustained growth, Management Recruiters of Greensboro rebrands and begins operating independently as Charles Aris Executive Search.

Chad Oakley joins Charles Aris after a successful stint in management consulting. He soon launches the strategy recruiting practice, which focuses on recruiting current and former consultants from firms like McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company and the Boston Consulting Group.

Charles Aris moves into the 18th floor of the Wells Fargo Tower in downtown Greensboro to accommodate its growing team of specialized executive recruiters.

Allen Oakley joins Charles Aris as vice president of operations. Chad Oakley earns a promotion to president and COO.

The Charles Aris team “breaks through a wall” in the Wells Fargo Tower to expand its office space as its recruiting practices grow and diversify. The leadership team begins planning for a permanent headquarters.

After watching its construction from their offices in the Wells Fargo Tower, the Charles Aris team wheels their desk chairs through downtown Greensboro to their completed headquarters at 299 N. Greene St. In the same year, global recruiting network InterSearch selects Charles Aris as its United States representative.

Chad Oakley earns his promotion to CEO.

Charles Aris celebrates its 50th anniversary at its new headquarters.

Building on a foundation of equity, the Charles Aris leadership team sets robust goals committing time and resources to philanthropic and diversity-related initiatives, including forming an official committee.

Charles Aris adds a second office in Washington, D.C. Two months later, the strategy recruiting practice celebrates 1,000 completed searches.

Following two years of semi-remote work, Charles Aris announces that its team of nearly 100 employees can indefinitely choose whether they want to work in person, remotely or both.

The firm launches Charles Aris Transaction Services, which focuses exclusively on sourcing business acquisitions for private equity clients.

The strategy recruiting practice celebrates its 20th anniversary and 1,200+ successful placements.

Charles Aris launches a new business: Aris Amplify. This team focuses on recruiting middle- and senior-level talent under a contingency partnership model, to complement the fully retained Charles Aris Executive Search team.