Charles is Partner at Salomons & Partners, a SpenglerFox Affiliate, based in Zürich, Switzerland. Charles is a Dutch national who has been living in Switzerland since 2003. Before becoming an executive search consultant, Charles worked for more than 20 years in General Management and Marketing & Sales at top-tier consumer goods companies, including Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola and Carlsberg. He has held operational, strategic, regional and functional roles, and been closely involved in driving organizational change. In his last role, Charles designed and implemented the company’s human capital approach in Marketing & Sales. He has lived and worked in five countries, and speaks Dutch, English, French and German.