Charles is a born and bred Capetonian – he did his schooling at Kensington High and then completed his B.SC at the University of Cape Town, and his MBA at the University of Stellenbosch.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Charles is currently the Enterprise and Supplier Development Manager at Heineken Beverages in Stellenbosch. He has previously worked as a Project Leader at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), Business Development Manager at the CSIR, CEO of the GODISA Trust, and COO of the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA).
Charles has over 25 years’ experience in the enterprise and supplier development domain and has been part of the Sustainability Team at Heineken Beverages for the past 6 years, where he has been part of, and led, many circularity, recycling and repurposing projects – where the focus has been on turning short-term projects into longer-term sustainable small businesses.