Christopher de Mattos is a Co-Founder of RAB Capital and currently serves as a Non-Executive Director. He is a highly respected leader in finance and has more than three decades of top-level financial services industry experience.
After co-founding RAB Capital, Christopher initially steered the company as Finance Director and played a pivotal role in securing its listing on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in 2004, when RAB became the first hedge fund to list in London. Today RAB Capital is a private investment company with a key focus on natural resources, renewables, life sciences, early-stage technologies and real estate developments.
Christopher believes strongly that boards are responsible for promoting corporate governance, and is also an advocate for improved management in the hedge fund sector.
He serves on the Advisory Board of executive search firm 33 St James’s, and is a Trustee and Treasurer of the Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund. Christopher is a jury member of the Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize, a member of the Imperial College Court as well...Christopher de Mattos is a Co-Founder of RAB Capital and currently serves as a Non-Executive Director. He is a highly respected leader in finance and has more than three decades of top-level financial services industry experience.
After co-founding RAB Capital, Christopher initially steered the company as Finance Director and played a pivotal role in securing its listing on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in 2004, when RAB became the first hedge fund to list in London. Today RAB Capital is a private investment company with a key focus on natural resources, renewables, life sciences, early-stage technologies and real estate developments.
Christopher believes strongly that boards are responsible for promoting corporate governance, and is also an advocate for improved management in the hedge fund sector.
He serves on the Advisory Board of executive search firm 33 St James’s, and is a Trustee and Treasurer of the Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund. Christopher is a jury member of the Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize, a member of the Imperial College Court as well as a former chair of the INSEAD International Directors’ Programme Network. He also sits on a selection panel at Imperial College to identify worthy recipients of sponsored visas.
Earlier in his career, Christopher worked as Equity Analyst and Head of Research in Europe and Latin America at ABN Amro Hoare Govett.
Christopher graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree from Imperial College, London and holds an MBA and a Certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD.moreless
ABN AMRO is a Dutch commercial bank that acquired Hoare Govett, a UK-based international corporate investment bank, in 1992.
Smith New Court
Financial Analyst and Investment Banker
Smith New Court was a UK-based brokerage firm acquired by Merrill Lynch in 1995.
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Other Business Interests
Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize
Jury member
The Jury of Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize has the task of determining the most deserving contributions from the eligible candidates and selecting the prizewinners for the Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize.
Current Advisory Roles
33 St James’s
Advisory Board member
2016
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Present
London, UK
33 St James's is a global executive search firm operating with teams of Executive Search Consultants, Management Assessment Specialists and Management Consultants.
Membership of the IDP Network is open to INSEAD alumni and those who have completed the International Directors' Programme at INSEAD. The network focuses on developing opportunities for members, as well as promoting corporate governance excellence.
Imperial College London's Court brings neighbourhood organisations and ICL alumni together as key stakeholders in order to help the College progress the implementation of its strategy.
The Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund was set up in memory of Field Marshal Lord Kitchener who died in 1916 after a momentous military career. The Fund provides scholarships for the children of those who served, or are serving, in the armed forces.
