# Mark Brooks-Wadham

> Mark Brooks-Wadham is a British technology entrepreneur, Charterhouse co-founder and former CEO, and chairman of Guildhawk. He led Charterhouse through August Equity’s 2018 investment and subsequent acquisitions before moving to a non-executive board role in 2021. He joined Guildhawk as chairman in February 2023.

- **Role:** Chairman at Guildhawk
- **Organizations:** Charterhouse Group, Guildhawk, London Office Systems
- **Nationality:** British
- **Known for:** Co-founded Charterhouse in 1993 and led it as CEO for 28 years., Led Charterhouse through private equity investment and acquisition-led expansion., Guildhawk’s 2023 appointment biography credits the expanded Charterhouse business with £65 million turnover and more than 300 employees.

## Career timeline

- **1987** — Started his first business; his later interview identifies it as London Office Systems.
- **1993** — Co-founded Charterhouse Voice & Data with David Doherty.
- **2018** — Led Charterhouse through strategic investment from August Equity and remained CEO.
- **2020** — Charterhouse announced acquisitions of NETconnection Systems and Lloyds Business Communications.
- **2021** — Charterhouse announced Symity, DXP and Pentesec acquisitions; in October announced his transition to a non-executive board role and David Brooks’s arrival as CEO.
- **2023** — Appointed director of Guildhawk on 3 February; joined as chairman in February.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Charterhouse in 1993 and led it as CEO for 28 years.
- Led Charterhouse through private equity investment and acquisition-led expansion.
- Guildhawk’s 2023 appointment biography credits the expanded Charterhouse business with £65 million turnover and more than 300 employees.

## Latest updates

- **2023-02** — Joined Guildhawk as chairman; Companies House records his director appointment on 3 February 2023.
- **2022-11** — Discussed his entrepreneurial career and transition to non-executive work with Ruby Sheera in Drax Executive’s CEO interview series.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbrookswadham/

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