Charles Lesser is a Partner at Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory, based in London, United Kingdom. He joined Apricum in December 2020, bringing extensive experience in investment banking, particularly in the renewables and cleantech sectors.

Prior to his current role, Charles served as Managing Director at Panmure Gordon & Co from June 2018 to December 2020. He also founded and led Galaxy Refer as Managing Director from October 2016 to June 2018.

Earlier in his career, Charles held significant positions at Macquarie Group, including Head of European Energy Investment Banking and Managing Director of European MidCap Equities.

In addition to his professional roles, Charles is a Member of the Board of Trustees and Audit Committee at Speakers Trust, a position he has held since January 2019.