Charles is Chief Operating Officer for African Parks. He has a MSc in Environmental Biotechnology from Rhodes University and has also completed the Harvard Business School GMP. He has over 20 years work experience, mainly in the mining sector, where his roles included Head of Sustainability for Randgold Resources before moving into operations and taking on the General Manager position at the Kibali Gold Mine in north east DRC and subsequently GM East and Central Africa for Barrick Gold.