Charles Noall

Charles has been the President and CEO of Element since 2003. Under his leadership, Element has become the fastest growing independent materials and product qualification testing company in the world.

Charles successfully led the original management buy-out of Element from Stork BV in 2010. In the six years that followed, the Group’s revenues tripled and Charles then led the transfer of the company’s ownership from its original private equity sponsor, 3i, to its current financial sponsor Bridgepoint Capital.

In 2017 Charles led the acquisition of Exova creating a single global testing organization with over $700 million in revenues and serving over 40,000 customers worldwide.

In addition to his role as President and CEO of the company, Charles also leads the Executive Team and is a member of the Group’s main Board.