Robert Claus Chatwin

Biography

Mr. Robert Claus Chatwin serves as Chief International Expansion Officer at Natura Cosmeticos SA. He was Vice-President responsible for New Business of Natura Cosmeticos SA. His responsibilities include new brands, new businesses and the internationalization of the Natura brand beyond Latin America. He is also Chairman of the Aesop Board. Before joining Natura in July 2010, he held different positions at Royal Philips Electronics, such as global CEO for Philips AVENT, Vice-President of Mergers and Acquisitions, Head of Strategy and New Business Development for the Consumer division based in Amsterdam and for Philips LATAM in São Paulo, Brazil. He also worked as Investment Banker, focused on M&A execution, at HSBC Investment Bank in London, and at KPMG Corporate Finance in London and Brazil. Robert is an Economist and holds an MBA (Dean’s list) from International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne. He is also a UK Chartered Accountant (ICAEW). Mr. Robert Claus Chatwin serves as Chief International Expansion Officer at Natura Cosmeticos SA. He was Vice-President responsible for New Business of Natura Cosmeticos SA. His responsibilities include new brands, new businesses and the internationalization of the Natura brand beyond Latin America. He is also Chairman of the Aesop Board. Before joining Natura in July 2010, he held different positions at Royal Philips Electronics, such as global CEO for Philips AVENT, Vice-President of Mergers and Acquisitions, Head of Strategy and New Business Development for the Consumer division based in Amsterdam and for Philips LATAM in São Paulo, Brazil. He also worked as Investment Banker, focused on M&A execution, at HSBC Investment Bank in London, and at KPMG Corporate Finance in London and Brazil. Robert is an Economist and holds an MBA (Dean’s list) from International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne. He is also a UK Chartered Accountant (ICAEW).

Research Interest

Business Management