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Charles Watson (environmentalist)

Charles Watson is a British environmental campaigner. He is the Chairman and Founder of River Action UK,[1][2][3] an environmental charity rescuing Britain’s rivers from sewage & agricultural pollution. [4][5][6][7]

Charles Watson
Born05.03.1962
Dartmouth, England
OccupationEnvironmentalist
Known forRiver Action
Websitehttps://riveractionuk.com

Professional Life

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From January 2001 to 2011, Watson served as CEO of Financial Dynamics. [8] In July 2003, he led an MBO process backed by Advent International, which valued the firm at £25 million. Watson then led an international growth phase of the business which resulted in the business being acquired in September 2006 by FTI Consulting. [6][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] In May 2011, Watson served as the founding chairman of the Karma Communications group which became one of the UK’s leading independent marketing services groups. The business was acquired by Accenture Interactive in 2016. [6][11][14][15] From January 2015 to July 2020, Watson served as Chairman of Teneo International. [16] In June 2019, private equity group CVC acquired a majority stake in the firm, valuing it at over $700 million. [9]

Environmental Conservation Work

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River Action UK

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In January 2021, Charles Watson founded River Action UK, a registered charity campaigning against pollution in the UK’s rivers caused by agriculture and human sewage discharges. [4][6][7][17][18][19] Since March 2020, Watson has also been the Chairman of The Island Initiative, [20] a UK-registered charity for remote island communities.

Recognition

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Watson served as a judge in 2020 Economic Innovator Awards. [20]

Watson was listed in 2023 The ENDS Report’s Power List of the top 100 UK leaders in the environmental sector. [21][22]

Personal Life

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Charles Watson resides in New Forest in Southern, England. [19]

See Also

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References

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  1. ^ UK News (9 August 2022). "Rivers face 'horror story' as country heads for drought, say campaigners". Jersey Evening Post.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Witherow, Tom (2024-08-28). "'Blame chicken farms, not builders' for toxic River Wye". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  3. ^ Laville, Sandra (2024-05-15). "'Someone is going to die': MPs warned of E coli risk to swimmers in English waters". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  4. ^ a b UK Parliament Committee. "Additional written evidence from River Action". UK Parliament.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Laville, Sandra (2024-02-07). "Environment Agency failed to protect River Wye from chicken waste, court hears". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  6. ^ a b c d Vaughan, Adam (2024-08-28). "Sewage heroes wade in where Environment Agency has lost muscle". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  7. ^ a b Melley, Brian (21 June 2024). "Bather, beware: British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem. It has seeped into election talk". The Independent.
  8. ^ "Cordiant Sells Subsidiary". The New York Times. 2003-07-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  9. ^ a b Harrington, John (27 January 2015). "Karma's Charles Watson to chair Teneo International and eyeing major London expansion". www.prweek.com (in PRWeek). Retrieved 2024-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. ^ Williamson, Lexie (18 July 2003). "Profile: Charles Watson, Financial Dynamics International". PRWeek.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b "Charles Watson leaves Karma Communications". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  12. ^ Wighton, David. "FTI pays $260m for Financial Dynamics". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  13. ^ "Financial Dynamics sold to US company in $260m deal". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  14. ^ a b "The big new 'player' in City and corporate PR". The Independent. 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  15. ^ a b Degun, Gurjit (26 January 2015). "Charles Watson leaves Karma Communications". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  16. ^ "Teneo 'leading the race' to buy US-based PR firm Apco". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  17. ^ "Privatisation, extreme weather and politics: How Britain's waterways became an 'open sewer'". Yahoo News. 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  18. ^ Gask, Marina (2024-05-27). "Taking the plunge: The real health risks of swimming in Britain's rivers". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  19. ^ a b Butcher, Abigail (2024-05-21). "I went to one of Britain's new designated bathing sites – and it's full of sewage". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  20. ^ a b Weyer, Martin Vander (2020-12-03). "Beacons of light in the darkest of years". The Spectator. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  21. ^ "Power List 2023: The campaigners who are shaping green policy and legislation". www.endsreport.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  22. ^ "Power List 2023: Charles Watson". www.endsreport.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
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