Charles Finch

Founder & CEO

Finch & Partners Corporate Creative

London, UK

Biography

Charles is Founder and CEO of Finch + Partners the strategic brand development and advisory firm with offices in London, New York and Hong Kong. Alongside developing and financing brands the company owns, the firm is also engaged by leading luxury companies for marketing expertise, content creation or crisis management. The firm has also raised investment and sponsorship for cultural institutions, start-ups and charities.

Charles is also a leading shareholder and Former Global Chairman of Dean & DeLuca the leading US food retail brand with stores in Asia and the Middle East.

Outside of Finch + Partners, Charles is a shareholder and sits on the board of Assouline, the luxury publishing house with over 40 retail stores and a publishing archive of more than a 1000 titles.

Finch Publishing Group has held interests in a number of magazines as well as publishing Finch’s Quarterly and The Power of Film in 2017. The company produces the critically acclaimed food podcast Live From Prince Street which has achieved nearly half a million downloads and has included stories from the most acclaimed chefs.

Finch entertainment interests include a shareholding and a board seat on the hugely successful world cinema streaming service MUBI.com. Known for the quality of the platforms the company is rapidly expanding.

Charles has been a contributor and columnist for GQ, The Financial Times and Esquire, and has become well known for hosting his annual Oscar, BAFTA and Cannes Filmmakers dinner. He is valued as a tastemaker, appearing several times on the Vanity Fair best dressed list.

Passionate about cinema, Finch has Executive Produced 17 feature films, written six feature films and in his early career directed.

Charles Finch’s Newsfeed

LA Times

Oscars 2020: Margot Robbie attends the Chanel, Charles Finch dinner

Los Angeles Times takes a look at the 2020 Chanel and Charles Finch pre-Oscars dinner, guests include Margot Robbie, Penélope Cruz and more.

Vogue

Inside The Cannes Filmmakers Dinner Hosted By Edward Enninful, Michael Kors And Charles Finch

Edward Enninful, Michael Kors and Charles Finch hosted a glamorous dinner party to celebrate filmmaker Lynne Ramsay who received the Annual Filmmaker Award. The annual Filmmakers Dinner by Finch & Partners, now in its tenth year, was set against the stunning backdrop of Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, with the Gipsy Kings entertaining guests with a surprise performance.

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Charles Finch’s Background

Finch & Partners Corporate Creative

Founder & CEO

Jan 2005 - Present

London, UK

Charles is the Founder and Creative Director of the Finch & Partners Corporate Creative Agency, a global creative brand consultancy which represents and advises some of the world’s most distinctive brands and institutions within the political, cultural, philanthropic and entertainment sectors. F&P have offices in London, Paris, Hong Kong, Bangkok and New York.

CHUCS Bar and Grill

Founder

Aug 2014 - Present

London, UK

In 2011 Charles founded the brand Chucs, which includes both Chucs Bar and Grill and Chucs Dive and Mountain Shop in Mayfair.

Pink Sands

Co-Owner

2014 - Present

London, UK

Charles, in partnership with Sony, owns the Pink Sands production company, which works across both television and film. Forthcoming projects include a Showtime production on the life of Whitney Houston and Christopher Hampton adaptation of Edith Wharton's "Custom of the Country" project with Scarlett Johansson. He is also exec-producing Cecil Beaton directed by Lisa Vreeland.

CHUCS Dive and Mountain Shop

Founder and Shareholder

Jan 2011 - Present

London, UK

Chucs was inspired by both his legendary climbing grandfather, George Ingle-Finch’s early mountain technical equipment and by his father Peter Finch's swimwear and style from the 60's. CHUCS flagship store is at 31 Dover Street, Mayfair.

Finch's Quarterly Review

Founder and CEO

Jan 2009 - Present

London, UK

Finch's Quarterly Review was published for five years - and is presently being developed as a platform.

William Morris Endeavor (formerly William Morris Agency)

Head of International Operations

Jan 1997 - Dec 2004

London, UK

The William Morris Agency (also known as WMA) held the record of being the longest-running entertainment talent agency, spanning 109 years. It represented some of the most well-known entertainers of the 20th century across mediums like television, music and film. In April 2009, WMA merged with the Endeavor Talent Agency to form William Morris Endeavor.

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Other Business Interests

STANDALONE

Founder & CEO

Jun 2019 - Present

London, UK

Standalone Films will be launching in 2019. We aim to discover, develop and deliver the highest quality films for a variety of platforms, finding unique and maverick voices. While hoping to guide the next generation of talented filmmakers, Standalone also aims to unearth interesting and original content from established voices.

Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love

Executive Producer

Jul 2019 - Present

Charles was an Executive Producer on Nick Broomfield's documentary Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love. An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.

Battle for Haditha

Executive Producer

Hollywood, US

Produced in 2007, the Battle of Haditha is a film directed by British director Nick Broomfield. Using a documentary style to dramatise real events, the film is based on the Haditha killings in Iraq.

Bad Girls

Producer

London, UK

Bad Girls is an American western film produced by Charles Finch starring Drew Barrymore, Andie MacDowell and Madeleine Stowe.

Where Sleeping Dogs Lie

Director and Writer

Hollywood, US

Where Sleeping Dogs Lie is a thriller film directed by Charles Finch starring Sharon Stone, Tom Sizemore and Dylan McDermott.

Never Ever

Actor and Director

Hollywood, US

Written and Directed by Charles Finch, Never Ever is an independent film about a British couple who move to Paris. Starring Charles Finch, Jane March and Sandrine Bonnaire.

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Current Non-Executive Positions

Dean & Deluca

Former Chairman

Jul 2015 - Jul 2019

New York, US

In July 2015 Charles and his former business partner Sorapoj Techaskraisri joined the board of Dean and DeLuca, a chain of upscale grocery stores established in New York City. Dean & DeLuca now have stores in Asia and the Middle East.

MUBI

Board Member

New York, US

MUBI is a subscription video on demand service that took film curation to the next level by offering just 30 handpicked gems online. Every day one is added to the list, and one drops off the bottom. The quality of the choices means its members can watch a masterpiece or take a confident chance on a film they may not have heard of.

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Charles Finch’s Education

Gordonstoun