Charles is a dynamic, results-oriented senior executive offering a solid business background with international experience and proven revenue generation and profitability, highlighted by many significant accomplishments. He is innovative and organised with a history of developing comprehensive strategies, translating them into practical tactics and producing results.
He is an expert in cross border, multi cultural business management, strategic planning and marketing, and engineering, procurement and construction. He has broad experience in the renewable energy, water, power, oil and gas, transportation and marine industries as well as in residential, commercial and industrial property development.
Practice Areas
- Chief Executives and Managing Directors
- International, Cross Border Business Management
- Public Private Partnerships (PPP’s)
- Infrastructure Development / Project Finance
- Business Development
- Change Management
- Civil & Commercial Mediation
- Interim Management
- Non Executive Directors
Primary Capabilities
Charles has outstanding communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills with a reputation for forming productive business relationships. He is a natural leader who builds cohesive teams and fosters collaborative efforts, providing the motivation and direction to drive excellence. Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and time management skills have resulted in proven bottom line business success and enabled Charles to take on difficult tasks whilst handling multiple responsibilities in high-pressure environments.
Preferred Activities
- Working with the Board, MD’s / CEO’s , Project Director’s or other senior executive management positions, operating as an Interim or Executive Manager, within a company that has a unique product and / or service that requires an innovative business model to achieve their goals in the U.K. or internationally.
- Assignments from Private Equity and Venture Capital firms to build a growth oriented business model, implement resulting strategies and to realise investment targets.
- Assisting the Head of Infrastructure Development within a development oriented company (EPC Company, Infrastructure Fund, PE Firm, PFI / PPP Financier, Investment / Merchant Bank, Advisory firm, etc) to achieve profitable results.
Core Offer
- Global Expatriate with an international perspective, cross cultural understanding and a ‘crisis proof’ ability to achieve successful outcome
- Vision Setting, Strategic Planning & Alignment, translating them into practical tactics producing results
- Strong track record of income generation and profitability gained in both an existing and new business development context
- Proven leadership and management expertise, able to build and integrate teams to achieve business strategies, goals and objectives
- Demonstrable entrepreneurship and lateral thinking skills, and ability to bridge between creative concepts and successful implementation results- Innovative and organised
Other disciplines offered:
- Executive Mentoring
- Government Advisory for FDI
- Organisational restructuring and processing change
- On time / on budget management
- Project Finance
Primary Sector Experience
- Expert in engineering, procurement & construction
- Experienced in project development, conceiving and structuring privately financed infrastructure (including PPP’s) and all aspects of profitable project implementation
- Wide industry experience in emerging technologies, energy, onshore/offshore oil & gas; power, water and other utilities; ports, roads, export zones, supply bases, etc.
- Broad experience in Residential, Commercial and Industrial Property Development
- Executive & Non-Executive Director for private and publicly listed companies
- Certified Civil and Commercial Mediator for alternative dispute resolution.
Areas of Distinctive Performance and Value-Addition
- Adept at working at a very senior level with highly networked individuals, including Government and related organisations
- Practised in negotiations and risk assessment / risk mitigation
- Experienced in working in large, complex organisations
- Skilled in negotiating with multiple decision-makers and stakeholders
- Resourceful and innovative in strategy analysis, preparation and implementation
- Articulate, numerate, and lucid, verbally and in writing
- Certified Mediator recognized by the Bar Council and Law Society of England and Wales
- Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute of Company Directors (IOD) in the U.K.
Notable Case Studies
- Many in Infrastructure Development
Qualifications and professional memberships
- University of Oregon BBA, Architecture, Business and Construction
- Harvard University- Certificate in Executive Management
- IMD International- Certificate in advanced Management
- Civil & Commercial Mediator, Law Society & Bar Council England & Wales
- Certificate in Company Direction, the Institute of Directors (IOD), U.K.
- GDP Global development, Professional Panel
- ADR Group, Mediator Panel
- World Presidents Organization (WPO)
- Institute of Directors.
Employment Summary
| CEO, SANTERRE Limited | 2007-pres |
| Managing Director, Mediation Dispute Resolution Limited | |
| Partner, Bathgate Management Ltd/SANTERRE Ltd | 2003-2007 |
| Managing Director, TECNOCONSULT International (UK) Ltd | 1999-2002 |
| Executive Director, KVAERNER PLC/Corporate Development, Global | 1997-1999 |
| President Director, CGNM –Indonesia | |
| CEO / Managing Director, IPCO International Ltd. | 1985-1997 |
| Division Manager / Design Director, LUCASFILM Ltd /SKYWALKER Development Company | 1980-1985 |
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