Charles is Founder & CEO of Finch + Partners the strategic brand development and advisory firm with offices in London, New York & Hong Kong.

Finch + Partners originally established the bridge between the entertainment community and the worlds of luxury brands. As well as developing and financing brands the company owns, the firm is engaged by leading luxury companies for marketing expertise, content creation and crisis management. The firm pioneered early development of sponsored programming and has advised strategic alliances between artists and leading global companies, including CHANEL, Ferrari, Netflix, Dior, Lora Piana, Hermes, Lionsgate, NBC Universal, LVMH, Ralph Lauren, Kerring, 10 Downing Street, Serpentine Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum, Hotel du Cap, De Beers, The National Gallery, BFI, Armani, JJ Le Coultre, Cartier, Tribeca Film Festival, BAFTA and Cannes Film Festival.

We have also raised investment and sponsorship for cultural institutions, business start-ups and charities. Among other projects, Finch + Partners conceived and established the Jameson First Shot film program sponsoring young film makers to direct their first film resulting in three academy award nominations.