James Schuster: Raytheon Aircraft's turnaround man

James Schuster has been the chairman and CEO of Raytheon Aircraft since 2001, and is also an executive vice president of Raytheon Co. He served as president of Raytheon’s Aircraft Integration Systems (AIS) in Waco, Texas, for two years before taking the helm of the Wichita-based aircraft division.

Schuster has more than 20 years of operational experience. He came to Raytheon from MagneTek in Nashville, Tenn., where he served as executive vice president of the company and president of the motors and generators division. He previously held senior positions in operations for AlliedSignal Aerospace in Torrance, Calif., and Westinghouse Electric Naval Systems in Cleveland.