During a 26 year career at Unilever, Charlie held senior leadership positions across the Home Care and Personal Care businesses. As Global VP, Household Cleaners, he was closely involved in shaping the Homecare ‘Clean Future’ strategy that has delivered share-winning growth through investing in innovating for superior product performance, whilst delivering decreasing the GHG & Packaging footprint. As General Manager, Homecare for UK & Ireland he won number 1 supplier in the Advantage Group survey. He strengthened retailer relationships by restoring superior service levels, accelerating category growth and profitability, whilst contributing significantly to retailers’ sustainability plans. Since leaving Unilever at the end of 2022, Charlie has built an early stage Climate Tech venture, and now works as (fractional) Head of Business Development for Notpla, a packaging scale-up that substitutes single use plastic with packaging materials derived from seaweed. He is also on the Advisory Board of Eden Lab, a venture studio for the post carbon economy.