Since 2017, Charles has been Chief Executive Officer of Gatehouse Bank PLC and prior to that was Group Managing Director of Aldermore Bank PLC. His experience was supplemented by 3 years as an Executive at Connells Group, a national estate agency and property management group.
Further back in his 40+ year career, Charles was a senior Executive at RBS Group and Nationwide Building Society. He takes a very keen interest in the quality of property with special reference to ESG effectiveness.
Charles joined the Council of Trustees at Depaul UK in 2025.