Charlie has been Finance Director of John Lawrie Group since 1998.

A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, he began his training at Coopers & Lybrand where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1992.

In 1993 he joined innovative Scottish accountancy firm Rutherford Manson Dowds where he was a Senior Manager in the Aberdeen office.

Since joining John Lawrie Group, Charlie has helped steer JLG to becoming a global metal recycling and steel trading business with a turnover in excess of £100m.