
Geoffrey Matthews
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Studied at Kingston University
Works at Geoffrey Matthews Consulting
Not currently taking new clients
Work Experience

Founder
Geoffrey Matthews Consulting
February 2018 - Present
As an accredited executive coach, I'm passionate about helping people reach their potential and have extensive experience working with managers and professionals from many different countries around the world. In my work I help individuals explore their current career challenges, and so reflect, strategize, and plan their future career path. Through personalised 1-to-1 career coaching, I help my clients articulate their own unique value proposition, prepare for interview and selection processes, and and accompany them as they take on new roles and challenges. As part of this, I am a career strategist for IMD's Executive MBA Program and previously worked as a Career Coach for Von Rohr & Associates, a leading Swiss outplacement company. Key skills: Resume Writing, Executive Coaching, Interview Preparation, Personal Branding, and Career Development Coaching

Vice President-Human Resources
Nestlé
May 2014 - January 2018
Responsible for leading Total Rewards for the Nestlé Group, as well as employee engagement and international mobility. Successfully co-led Nestlé's "Hire to Retire" (H2R) initiative to re-engineer their HR function worldwide (April 2015-January 2016).

Vice President HR
Merck KGaA
2007 - 2011
Played a leading role in the post-merger integration of Merck KGaA and Serono to become Merck Serono, which was recognized by the SHRM ‘Strategic HR Leadership Award’ (2008). Created and led a new global centre of HR expertise to support Merck Serono, the biopharma division of Merck KGaA, providing advice on remuneration, organizational development, recruitment and talent management. Responsible for driving a new global HR strategy for Merck Serono, with the role subsequently widened to cover the entire Merck group.

Senior HR Director
Serono
2005 - 2007
Responsible for compensation and benefits for Serono globally, with role broadened to include organizational development and recruitment worldwide plus HR shared services for the HQ and Switzerland.

Head of Compensation and Benefits
Roche
2002 - 2005

European HR Manager
HP
1993 - 2002
Held different roles including European HR Manager for the Enterprise Accounts sales organisation (as part of the latter I was Transformation Manager for the reorganization of HP’s computer business in Europe, covering some 10,000 people) and later responsible for Total Rewards for all of HP in Europe.

UK Compensation and Benefits Specialist/Manager
HP
1988 - 1993
Joined HP in 1988 as a specialist managing pay for the UK workforce and took over as head of rewards in 1991
Education

Kingston University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Management Studies
2013 - 2014
Grade: M.A.with Distinction

Heriot-Watt University
Postgraduate Certificate, Psychology of Organisational Development and Change
2011 - 2011

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Executive Program, Advanced HR Executive Program
1996 - 1996

University of Bristol
BA, History
1977 - 1980
Grade: First Class Honours
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Overall Rating
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