An experienced business leader specialising in working with people-focused business. Industry sectors with particular experience include PR, strategic communications, business consulting, marketing communications, digital communications.

Chairman, Teneo International @ Teneo is a strategic advisory firms that advises a growing number of the world’s leading enterprises on a wide range of critical matters. These include: strategic communications around reputational & shareholder value issues; digital strategy and analytics consulting; geo-political risk intelligence; corporate restructuring & investment banking; sports advisory and corporate diversity & inclusion. In January 2015 leading international private equity investor BC Partners took a significant minority stake in the business with the objective of supporting the next phase of the business's growth On July 8th 2015 Teneo announced the acquisition of Blue Rubicon and StockWell - two leading London-based strategic communications consultancies. Their combination with Teneo's existing London business creates one of the largest strategic communications consulting businesses in Europe. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Chairman @ Shoreditch Music is an EIS funded music label. Its first project was the launch in November 2014 of The Art of McCartney - a 40+ track tribute album to Sir Paul McCartney, recorded by artists including Bob Dylan, Roger Daltrey, Barry Gibb, The Cure, Yussof (formerly Cat Stevens), Smokey Robinson, Alice Cooper, Chrissie Hynde, Brian Wilson and Corrine Bailey Rae. From March 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) London, United KingdomDirector and founder @ The new College of the Humanities was launched in June 2011 by Professor AC Grayling as a new independent university College, which combines the best of the US liberal arts university model with the traditional Oxbridge tutorial system. Having served since foundation of the college as Chairman, in August 2014, the chair role was rotated within the board From April 2011 to Present (4 years 9 months) London, United KingdomTrustee @ The Haller Foundation is an East African-based NGO which promotes a pioneering model of environmental regeneration to small-holder farmers living on inhospitable land. Promoting a model for economic development that is both sustainable and environmentally sound, Haller’s prime focus is to help subsistence farmers rehabilitate their land and farm sustainably so that they can become self sufficient. Since 2004, Haller’s pioneering approach to development has enabled thousands of Kenyans to be lifted out of poverty. The foundation supports currently 23 rural communities, all of which are at varying stages of self-sufficiency. In November 2014 Haller launched the Haller Farmer's App - a web-based application which will extend the reach of the foundation's unique and innovative knowledge to potentially millions of users across the developing world. From June 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) Governor @ Chairman of the Bedales Schools Development Trust Chairman External Relations Committee of Board of Governors From February 2011 to Present (4 years 11 months) Founder investor and shareholder @ The Karma Communications Group is one of the UK's largest integrated marketing services agency groups. The group was created in 2011 following the acquisition of leading independent advertising agency Karmarama, together with a number of other marketing services agencies covering digital, CRM, data analytics, consumer PR, branded content, social media and mobile. From May 2011 to December 2014 (3 years 8 months) London, United KingdomChairman, Strategic Communications Division @ In November 2011, Financial Dynamics International was re-branded to become the Strategic Communications Division of FTI Consulting From January 2011 to March 2012 (1 year 3 months) London, United KingdomGroup Chief Executive @ In 1990 Charles Watson joined Financial Dynamics - the leading London based Financial and Corporate Public Relations consultancy. He was appointed CEO in 2001 and in 2003 he led the MBO of Financial Dynamics, acquiring the business from The Cordiant Communications Group for £25m, backed by Advent International. In 2006 he led the process which resulted in the sale of FD to FTI Consulting Inc in 2006 for £180m. During this period the business quadrupled in size, growing from its London origins to a global consulting firm employing over 700 staff across North and South America, Continental Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Asia and Australia. Following the sale of the business he served for four years as a member of FTI's group executive committee, before becoming chairman of its strategic communications division in 2011 From September 1990 to January 2011 (20 years 5 months) London, United Kingdom

History, BA 2.1 @ Kings College, London University From 1981 to 1983 Sherborne School From 1975 to 1980 Charles Watson is skilled in: Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Business Strategy, Strategic Communications, Mergers, Mergers & Acquisitions, Marketing Communications, Crisis Communications, Reputation Management, Social Media, Strategy, Private Equity, Digital Strategy, Integrated Marketing, Digital Marketing