Director of Business Development at Enertechnos. Charles has over thirty-nine years of experience, with thirty-three years in leadership roles, twenty of which have been at board level in energy companies and information and advisory consultancies. His roles demonstrate a proven track record in the leadership and management of ‘innovation’, ‘growth’ and ‘value capture’ in the oil, gas and energy sectors and in applying this to large complex capital projects including retention of value throughout their full life cycle. He is considered an industry expert in business development, energy strategy, gas, heavy oil and project development and has provided critical advice to many international governments, energy companies and oil and gas companies of all sizes. Whilst at IHS he served as advisor to the World Bank and developed many country and regional energy master plans for various governments and multi-national companies.

Non-Executive Director

AMNI International Petroleum Company Ltd                                                     

Dates employed 2015 – present

Indigenous Nigerian Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Company

 Strategy and Business Development Director

 Dates employed 2008 – 2017

 Xcite Energy Resources plc

UK Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Company

VP, Business Application

Dates employed 1996 – 2008

IHS Inc. (now IHS Markit)                                                                              

International Data, Information and Consulting Company in Energy

Vice President, Business Applications  (2007 – 2008)

Managing Director IHS Economics and Consulting (Worldwide) (2006 – 2007)

Director, Worldwide Business Development (2004 – 2006)

Director, Worldwide Strategic Consulting Practice; Epsom, UK. (2002-2004)

President, American Operations; Houston, USA. (1998-2002)

 Business Development Director; MAI Consultants Ltd, Epsom, UK (1996-1998)

(Purchased by IHS Energy in 1998)

Business Development Manager/ Principal Consultant

Dates employed 1993 – 1996

GRANHERNE LTD (now Halliburton)                                                                                

Conceptual and Definition Design in Oil and Gas

ABB LUMMUS-GLOBAL

Design Engineering Company in Oil and Gas and Power

(Global Engineering Group purchased by ABB in 1991)

Business Development Manager/ Principal Consultant, Far East; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1991-1993)

Business Development Manager/ Senior Consultant, Middle East & Africa; Global Engineering Group, London, UK. (1988-1991)

General Manager, Qatar &UAE; Global Engineering Group (1986-1988)

Senior Process Engineer, Oman; Global Engineering Group (1985)

Education

BSc Honours degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College of Science and Technology, part of London University.