About CharlieFive
This quote has been my counsel for many years:
“people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”
Maya Angelou
CharlieFives’s peacock was chosen as it symbolises rejuvenation, royalty, respect, honour, and integrity.

Vice President
Royal Academy of Engineering
Visiting Professor
Sustainability, Risk & Resilience at Newcastle University
Gold Medal Juror
World Environment Centre
CharlieFive is Catriona Schmolke
Meet Catriona Schmolke; a pioneering engineering hydrogeologist, honoured by the Royal Academy for sustainability. Highly regarded as a proficient educator, speaker and leader, Catriona clearly engages with multiple audiences to teach, mentor and inspire.
Catriona Schmolke is a highly established executive professional with specialisms in sustainability, business transformation, purpose-led strategy, decarbonisation and multicultural working.
Catriona has over 35 years’ experience delivering Infrastructure Consulting services to international businesses, both private sector and major government agencies.
Key specialisms: ESG, operational execution, enterprise and project risk, post-acquisition integration and strategic change programmes.
Catriona is an independent executive advisor with a Non-Executive portfolio.