Leadership

Biography

Charles van Schalkwyk joined Caturus as Senior Vice President, Health, Safety, Security & Environment in June of 2026, partnering with executive leadership to embed risk-informed decision-making, strengthen operational excellence, ensure regulatory compliance and foster a culture where people, assets, communities and the environment are protected.

Mr. van Schalkwyk brings more than 24 years of global leadership experience across health and safety, operational risk management, sustainability, crisis and emergency management and operational HSSE excellence. He previously served as Vice President of HSSE & Sustainability at NextDecade. He has also held senior leadership positions with Occidental Petroleum and Anadarko Petroleum, leading HSSE, process safety, operational risk and emergency management programs across global operations. Earlier in his career, he held roles with DNV, ERM and Shell, supporting major energy and infrastructure projects throughout the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.

Mr. van Schalkwyk holds a several undergraduate degrees, in addition to a Master of Science in Human Factors & Kinetics from Rhodes University and an Executive MBA from University of Hull.