Charles is the Vice President of Sustainability, Technology and Licensing for BP’s Chemicals business. The chemicals business is focused on the Aromatics and Acetyls value chains with manufacturing sites in North America, Europe and Asia. The business has technology centers located in Hull, UK, Naperville, USA and Zhuhai, China.
Charles holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois in the USA.
Charles joined BP in 1987 as a Research Engineer working in Process Design and Economics. He spent a number of years in various manufacturing and commercial roles including business management, sales and marketing and business development, in BP’s Polymers businesses. He returned to the Technology organization in 2004, and was most recently the Vice President of Technology for the Lubricants business of BP.
Charles is married with three children. His interests include running, sports and traveling with his family.