Charlie Newark-French is a seasoned enterprise software CEO with a track record of scaling and transforming high-growth companies, including Sharpen, Hyperscience, and Fuze. He specializes in building, selling, and deploying next-generation technology—particularly AI-powered solutions—for large and mid-sized enterprises.

Charlie brings deep expertise across both SaaS and on-premise models, with a customer-centric leadership style and a strong command of go-to-market strategy, operational scaling, and enterprise adoption.

Prior to his operating roles, he was an investment partner at a growth equity fund, where he led deals resulting in two IPOs and three strategic acquisitions.
He began his career in strategy consulting with McKinsey & Company in London and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford.