Charles Barnard – Interim & Fractional GM/COO

Charles Barnard brings over three decades of international leadership experience to businesses needing clarity, accountability, and rapid execution. As an Interim and Fractional GM/COO, Charles steps into complex operational environments and delivers measurable outcomes—fast.

He’s led turnarounds across sectors, grown businesses from $5M to $12.5M without additional marketing spend, and built high-performance teams in Australia, the Middle East, and Africa. Whether the challenge is stalled growth, rising overheads, team dysfunction, or lack of systems, Charles helps business owners get unstuck and regain control.

A qualified Industrial Engineer with an MBA and a Master of Business Coaching, Charles combines data-driven analysis with deep people insight. His approach is hands-on, structured, and commercial—backed by tools and frameworks he’s refined across hundreds of engagements.

Charles specialises in:

• Stabilising and Scaling Operations: Aligning people, process, and performance to unlock capacity and growth.
• Leadership Accountability & Culture: Creating ownership at all levels through open-book methods and strategic coaching.
• Cash, Profit & Systems: Installing the controls, dashboards, and behaviours that drive long-term business health.
• Owner Enablement: Helping founders shift from being the bottleneck to becoming strategic leaders or preparing for succession.

Available for short-term assignments, project-based operational mandates, or part-time COO roles, Charles serves business owners who want the impact of senior leadership without the overhead of a full-time executive.

Based in Sydney and available Australia-wide, Charles is not interested in fluff or window-dressing. He’s here to help owners make confident decisions, create operational rhythm, and achieve results they can measure.

Let’s make your business operationally excellent, culturally strong, and ready to

scale.