An Engineer by background, he has worked for Schlumberger, Enterprise Oil and Shell. Charles has previously acted as Technical Vice President at Grove and Stratic Energy and has held senior technical and management positions with Shell and Enterprise Oil. He is the CEO of Rialto’s Ivory Coast subsidiary and has been responsible for setting up the business there for the last 30 months. He has significant international experience including Italy, Indonesia, Cambodia, Norway, North Africa, Syria and the UK North Sea.