Geraldine Matchett

Co-CEO & Member of the Managing Board, DSM

Geraldine joined the SGS Group in 2004 where she held various positions including Corporate Finance Manager and Senior Vice President Group Financial Controller, before being appointed Global Chief Financial Officer in March 2010. In this role, she was once voted CFO of the year in Switzerland for large companies. Before joining SGS she worked for Deloitte in Switzerland and for KPMG in the UK, obtaining her Chartered Accountant qualification while working in London.

Geraldine joined DSM’s Managing Board in August 2014 and became CFO on 1 December 2014. Her current term will end in 2022. Within DSM, she is responsible for finance, which includes overseeing the following departments: Corporate Operational Auditing, Corporate Risk Management, Investor Relations, Group Control & Accounting, Group Treasury, Group Taxation, and Group Business Services & IT. Geraldine is also responsible for DSM’s business in Africa.

Geraldine holds a bachelor's degree in Physical & Human Geography from Reading University (UK) and a master's degree in Sustainable Development from Cambridge University.