Charles has a wealth of expertise in effective business management practices, supply chain management, international trade, business rescue & turnaround strategies, enterprise development and mentoring of business owners. He is licensed by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) as a Senior Business Rescue Practitioner.

He has spent at least 10 years in financial services and supply chain. In that time, he has worked in various senior roles which provided him with a broad and well-rounded view of the financial landscape in South Africa in general and the dynamic and intricacies of business funding.

He spent most of his career at SAB Miller Africa where he was part of the Business Unit revenue management team and the finance specialist responsible for, but not limited to, business partnering, maximizing profitability, financial planning and analysis, managing trade investment spend, return on investment analysis, strategic implementation from data mining as well as in depth analysis regarding volumes, prices, costs, and customer spend. Managing the day-to-day operations of the Africa Zone Finance Department along with all corporate tax and regulatory reporting responsibilities, including the National Credit Regulator.

The Africa Zone includes operations covering East, West and Southern Africa (including South Africa) which all get supported centrally from the Johannesburg office. He created and managed a framework that monitored the achievement of goals and objectives. He also ensured that the procurement approval system was properly embedded in the procurement process. During his tenure in this role, he set-up and managed an export compliance team who serviced SABMiller Procurement and assisted in completing successful trial shipments. His views, opinion and general input have been highly sought after in highly strategic and complex deals in the financial institutions where he has worked.