Charlie is Head of Portfolio Operations for Viresco’s Queensland Farmland Fund, focused on sustainable beef production. A co-founder of Viresco Group, he brings 30 years of experience in farm and agribusiness management, combining hands-on operational leadership with investment oversight across large-scale agricultural assets across multiple geographies.

Charlie is qualified in agriculture and farm management from the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester. He previously led Viresco’s engagement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as a Senior Industry Advisor, delivering strategic and management consultancy across agrifood programmes in Central Asia and beyond. Previously, Charlie spent 20 years as Farms & Operations Director, managing the assets for a large farming business in UK, leading an integrated crop production, processing and distribution business across five estates and supplying major customers including British Sugar, Waitrose, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.