Certificate No. JD-1979-104 Incorporated under the Companies Register of Curriculum Vitae Series C · London

The Consolidated Register of Professional Experience

Charles Xavier

Corporate Secretary · Chartered Governance Professional · London

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Know all persons by these presents This certifies that the bearer, Charles Xavier, holds one hundred fully paid shares of experience in corporate governance, board administration, and statutory compliance, transferable only upon interview and duly recorded in the schedules below.

I have served as a corporate secretary for 14 years across three listed and two private companies, currently supporting a board of 9 directors and 4 committees. I keep minutes accurate, filings on time, and directors mildly surprised at how calm an AGM can be.

Schedule A · Holdings of Employment

Group Company Secretary

Waverley & Thorne Holdings plc, London

42 shares 2018–present
  • Administer governance for a FTSE-250-style group of 23 subsidiaries; cut average board-pack turnaround from 9 days to 4.
  • Ran 6 AGMs and 2 rights-issue approvals with zero adjournments and proxy returns above 78% each year.
  • Rebuilt the entity-management register, retiring 11 dormant companies and saving roughly £64,000 in annual filing and audit fees.

Deputy Company Secretary

Pemberton Rail & Canal Trust, London

33 shares 2013–2018
  • Drafted minutes and resolutions for 40+ board and committee meetings a year across 5 governance bodies.
  • Led the move to an electronic board portal for 26 users, cutting courier and printing costs by £18,500 annually.
  • Managed director inductions and re-elections for 12 appointments over five years without a single late Companies House filing.

Assistant Secretary, Governance

Halloway Assurance Society, London

25 shares 2010–2013
  • Maintained statutory registers for 8 regulated entities and processed 150+ filings a year with a 100% on-time record.
  • Prepared the compliance calendar adopted group-wide, reducing missed internal deadlines from 14 a year to 2.

Schedule B · Instruments of Learning

Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland

Chartered Secretary (FCG), admitted 2016

LL.B. (Hons), Law

Aldgate Metropolitan University, 2006–2009, 2:1

Schedule C · Declared Competencies

  • Board and committee support, minute-taking, action tracking
  • Companies Act 2006 compliance and statutory filings
  • AGM and EGM planning, proxy and registrar liaison
  • Subsidiary governance and entity management (Diligent, Blueprint)
  • Listing Rules, DTRs, and market disclosure procedure
Charles Xavier

Bearer & Registered Holder

The Registrar

Registrar of Experience

This certificate is issued for illustrative purposes; all names, figures and companies are fictional. References exchanged upon presentation of the counterfoil.