Charles Leach Principal – Executive & Technical Search
Charles Leach – Executive & Technical Search – SynBio, Chemicals, Materials
Charles has been with Helix since 2005 and is a leading executive recruiter across the SynBio, chemicals, and advanced materials sectors. His work spans both startup innovators and enterprise incumbents, including Ingredion and Braskem, helping them find CTOs, SVPs, and heads of engineering to drive transformation.
He began in energy and oil & gas, then entered biotech in 2007, collaborating with pioneers like Amyris, Kinestral, and Allylix. As the field evolved, he guided Helix into FoodTech, Cellular Agriculture, and AgTech, placing leaders at companies such as Perfect Day, Modern Meadow, Huue, Solugen, Helaina, Bond Pet Foods, Ginkgo, and more.
Charles is widely known as the premier recruiter for process engineering and process development — especially in sectors where executional rigor, scale-up complexity, and technical leadership converge.