Jeannine DuChateau • United States of America

Jeannine Du Chateau has more than 15 years of experience as a senior manager, guiding Environmental, Health, and Safety governance, facilities operations, and risk management across multinational, highly regulated environments. She focuses on aligning Environment, Health, Safety, and Quality strategies with business objectives while supporting global teams and overseeing operations across manufacturing, food, energy, chemicals, and medical device sectors.

Du Chateau has worked extensively with ISO Management Systems and coordinated support activities within both light and heavy manufacturing environments. Her work has involved industries such as PCB and electronics, automotive, chemical, plastics, and beverage production. She has collaborated closely with departments including manufacturing operations, engineering, supply chain, procurement, warehousing, and maintenance. Through these efforts, she has helped organizations improve operational efficiency while supporting cost, energy, and sustainability performance.

She led the audit team reviewing Emergency Preparedness and Response plans connected to the Deep-Water Horizon explosion. While working remotely from the BP Houston, Texas site, she monitored remaining oil rig piping and underwater systems. At the BP training site in Mobile, Alabama, she reviewed emergency response documentation. She observed the preparation of fishermen’s vessels used to clean crude oil from the former Deepwater rig area. She has also provided training within the mining sector at several FCX and Rio Tinto sites across the United States and internationally, including locations in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa.

Jeannine audited NASA facilities in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Houston, Texas, for ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. She also implemented certification processes for Thales sites in Florida and California and for Rockwell locations across several states in the United States and Mexico, including 50 Motion Control sites. In addition, she conducted audits across multiple Food and Beverage facilities at several Coca-Cola locations in the United States.

She currently serves as Global Account Manager and Lead Auditor for a London-based assurance and risk management company that provides certification and advisory services to many Fortune 500 organizations. In this role, she directs Environmental, Health, Safety, Quality, and Risk Management solutions for multinational clients while aligning regulatory compliance and operational governance. During the past four years, she has managed a portfolio of 20 multinational enterprise accounts across automotive, PCB and SMT manufacturing, chemical production, heavy manufacturing, and energy sectors, contributing to 26 percent revenue growth and 30 percent sales growth while supporting certifications such as ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, SQF, and FSSC 2200.

Earlier in Du Chateau's career, she held leadership roles in quality, environmental, health, and safety governance within aerospace and defense manufacturing, risk management assurance, and global certification programs. Her work included managing teams, supporting regulatory compliance, and improving operational safety and performance across multiple sites.

Jeannine has received several professional awards, including the Crystal Award for Environmental Excellence, the Governor’s Hazardous Waste Reduction Award, and the Values in Action Award for Customer Service. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and pursued graduate studies in Corporate Finance at Capella University. She also holds several professional certifications, including First Aid, CPR, AED, Emergency Response certification through Florida’s Local Emergency Planning Commission, and Lead Auditor certifications in environmental, health and safety, and quality systems.

Outside of her professional work, she has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, Viera Hospital, United Way programs, and American Cancer Society events. She has also supported community initiatives connected to Alzheimer’s awareness and local holiday programs. Jeannine Du Chateau is the mother of two and remains active in youth sports as a volunteer coach and team supporter.