Charles Dos Santos

Managing Director, Air Products South Africa

Charles Dos Santos is Managing Director of Air Products South Africa, in the role since February 2024.

Air Products South Africa supplies tonnage, liquefied and packaged industrial gases, including hydrogen, to customers across Southern Africa. Dos Santos joined the company in 1994 and in September 2025 presented its hydrogen capabilities at the Global African Hydrogen Summit in Namibia.

In the job

  1. Dos Santos succeeded Rob Richardson as managing director of Air Products South Africa. Source

  2. Air Products South Africa announced it would attend the Global African Hydrogen Summit in Namibia to present its role in the Southern African hydrogen sector. Source

Career before

  1. Sales manager, on-sites, Air Products South Africa
  2. 2016-2024General manager, on-sites, Air Products South Africa

Education

BSc in Chemical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand; BCom, University of South Africa

Sources

  1. crown.co.za
  2. engineeringnews.co.za
  3. cbn.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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