| Charles Hall trained as an investment banker with Philips and Drew (UBS) in the early 1970s, before leaving to launch and direct a fine wine investment business. |
He returned to the ‘City’ in 1985, working as a senior sales executive for Greenwell Montagu, Smith New Court and Merrill Lynch until 2000.
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Charles then joined Katalyst Ventures, a private equity business focused on financing entrepreneurs. He jointly launched ‘The Katalyst Hydrogen Fund’ which was the world’s first alternative energy hedge fund.
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In 2003 Charles left Katalyst to co-found his own business Westhall ( www.westhallcapital.com ) Capital, an FSA regulated independent investment advisory business focused on the Mega trends : Asia, TMT and Alternative Energy.
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Charles advised institutional investors on alternative energy investments , and raised funds for Freepower (www.freepower.com ) and LIFE ( www.life-ic.com ) an alternative energy incubator where Charles is a non executive director.
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Charles remains a non executive Director of Westhall and is a FSA regulated investment advisor.
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Charles has dedicated his last 8 years to creating businesses that contribute to sustainability with the personal conviction that solutions are available if we fully engage with the biggest natural resource of all.
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| In 2006 he formed SolarEmpower with Barry Clive. |
