Charlie Wagstaff is a leading authority in leadership development and organizational strategy. As the Co-founder and Managing Director of Criticaleye, he spearheads a global network dedicated to enabling senior executives and boards navigate complex business challenges through peer-to-peer learning and mentoring. With operations in London and Hong Kong, Charlie's work focuses on building resilient, high-performing leadership teams.

 

Throughout his career, Charlie has held diverse roles, including overseeing operations and HR across Sub-Saharan Africa for CDC Capital Partners, driving international, management development initiatives at Corus Tata and managed industrial relations in the public sector. These experiences have established him as a leader skilled at integrating strategic goals with human-centric solutions.

 

Charlie holds an MSc in Strategic Human Resources Management from London South Bank University and serves as a Board Mentor at Criticaleye, and Board Adviser at Portsmouth University. Facilitating key discussions on leadership dynamics and stakeholder management and strategic transformation, a passionate advocate for adaptability and relational leadership, Charlie is committed to helping organizations thrive by fostering trust and a shared purpose.

 

Having lived overseas in Africa and operating now across Asia, he benefits greatly from integrating diverse perspectives and implementing impactful outcomes. He is guided by three pursuits - Am I growing? Am I enabling? Am I having fun?