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.

Charles then joined Katalyst Ventures, a Cambridge based business angel business. Whilst there he jointly launched ‘The Katalyst Hydrogen Fund’ which was one of the world’s first dedicated alternative energy investment funds.

In 2003 Charles left Katalyst to co-found his own business Westhall Capital (www.westhallcapital.com), an FSA regulated independent investment advisory business focused on the Mega trends: Asia, TMT and Alternative Energy.

Charles closely followed there the gradual rise of interest by investors in renewable energy & raised funds for a number of private and public companies.

In 2006 he met Barry Clive and formed SolarEmpower to commercialise Barry’s technology and synthesise this with others to try and deliver a total solution. 

Charles remains a non executive Director of Westhall and is a FSA regulated investment advisor.