Charles Hamshaw-Thomas has joined Nicopure Labs as head of corporate and legal affairs for Europe.
Charles’ career spans several decades and continents, with his most recent post being corporate affairs, business development and legal director for E-Lites, one of U.K.’s first vaping brands
Previously, he held senior management positions with some of the U.K.’s largest public companies, including Imperial Tobacco, Beazer Homes and Hanson).
He worked across different functional areas—legal, company secretarial, business development, and corporate affairs—and in different markets around the world.
“The market for vaping products, identified in 2012 by Goldman Sachs as one of the world’s most disruptive technologies, has been one of the most dynamic and fastest growing in the last five years,” said Hamshaw-Thomas.
“As the industry now moves to the next stage of its development, there are some considerable opportunities ahead and I’m delighted to be joining Nicopure, a company with a clear commitment to the future and becoming established as one of the world’s leading suppliers of vaping products. “
Hamshaw-Thomas will report to Patricia I. Kovacevic, who is general counsel and chief compliance officer for Nicopure.
“With his extensive experience and inside perspective of the EU’s business and regulatory environment, Charles makes a formidable addition to the Nicopure team,” said Kovacevic. “The company will be perfectly poised for expansion throughout European markets under his legal guidance.”