Leadership

GEOFFREY BROWN

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Geoffrey Brown is Chief Financial Officer at Hastings Deering, a leading provider of Caterpillar machinery and aligned solutions. Geoffrey has worked with Hastings Deering since January 2014. A member of the Executive Leadership Team, he is responsible for all aspects of Hastings Deering’s financial management. Key responsibilities are:

• Financial management, reporting and treasury operations
• Financial strategy and risk management
• Corporate governance and compliance.
• Prior to joining Hastings Deering, Geoffrey spent 20 years with Hong Kong based conglomerate Jardine Matheson. Before joining Jardine Matheson, he worked for one of Australia’s largest mining and minerals’ processing groups, MIM Holdings (now Xstrata).

Geoffrey holds Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Queensland. He has also completed the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD in France. He is a Member of CPA Australia and the Association of Corporate Treasurers in the United Kingdom.