Jeannine DuChateau

Jeannine Du Chateau has more than 15 years of experience as a Senior Manager in enterprise-wide EHS governance, facilities operations, and risk management across multinational, multi-site environments. She has developed her career in highly regulated industries where safety, compliance, and operational performance must remain closely aligned. Her work centers on connecting Environment, Health, Safety, and Quality strategies with business objectives while maintaining responsible oversight of complex operations. Throughout her career, she has led global teams, supervised operational sites, and managed high-risk activities across sectors such as manufacturing, food production, energy, chemicals, and medical device industries.

Her experience includes managing and strengthening ISO Management Systems while coordinating operational support activities across both light and heavy manufacturing environments. These industries include PCB and electronics production, automotive manufacturing, chemical operations, plastics processing, and beverage manufacturing. Jeannine worked directly with manufacturing shop floors, operations teams, engineering divisions, supply chain groups, procurement units, warehousing teams, and maintenance departments. Through collaboration with these teams, she supported measurable improvements in cost efficiency, energy performance, and sustainability initiatives.

Professional Highlights

She led the audit team responsible for reviewing Emergency Preparedness and Response plans connected to the Deep-Water Horizon explosion. While working remotely from the BP Houston, Texas, location, she monitored the remaining oil-rig piping and underwater systems associated with the project. As part of the same effort at the BP training site in Mobile, Alabama, she reviewed emergency response documentation. She observed the preparation of fishermen’s vessels that were outfitted to assist with the cleanup of raw crude oil from the former Deepwater rig area.

Du Chateau's work also included training activities within the mining industry. She conducted safety and environmental training programs at several FCX and Rio Tinto mining sites. These programs were delivered at locations across the United States and internationally. They included sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa, as well as other international operations, where she participated in several training initiatives related to environmental management and safety awareness.

She also audited NASA facilities at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Houston, Texas, for ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 compliance. She led and implemented certification processes that helped sites in Florida and California achieve ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certification. She supported ISO 14001 certification for multiple Rockwell facilities across the United States and Mexico, totaling 50 sites within Motion Control operations.

She also completed audits at several Food and Beverage production facilities across multiple Coca-Cola sites located in the United States.

Professional Background: Strategic Leadership

Her Role at LRQA

Jeannine Du Chateau currently serves as a Global Account Manager and Lead Auditor for LRQA, a London-based assurance and risk management organization that provides certification, inspection, and advisory services to many Fortune 500 companies worldwide. In this role, she manages EHS, quality, and risk management solutions for multinational client accounts. Her responsibilities include aligning regulatory compliance with operational performance and governance strategies. She reports to the Vice President of Sales for North America and collaborates with cross-functional teams that include internal specialists and client members.

Over the past four years, she has overseen a portfolio of 20 multinational enterprise accounts across sectors such as Automotive, PCB and SMT Manufacturing, Chemical Production, Heavy Manufacturing, and Energy. Through this work, she helped deliver integrated management system certification and compliance services globally.

Her work supported organizational growth, including 26 percent revenue growth and 30 percent sales growth through strategic account expansion, cross-selling initiatives, and service diversification. Jeannine also assisted client organizations by providing advisory services on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, SQF, and FSSC 2200 standards, as well as by developing cybersecurity and ESG certification frameworks.

She also worked with executive leadership teams, supported product development initiatives, and collaborated with accreditation bodies to manage certification activities, audit remediation, suspension recovery, and compliance continuity. In addition, she helped expand the visibility of LRQA OCS Europe and Blue accreditation programs.

She previously worked with the same organization from 2017 to 2020 as Senior QEHS and Sustainability Customer Manager and Lead Auditor before returning in 2022 to continue her work in the current role.

Her Work at Thales Avionics

For two years, Du Chateau worked as a Senior Maintenance, Facilities, QEHS, and Security Manager at Thales Avionics, an organization active in the aerospace, defense, and digital technology sectors. In this role, she oversaw QEHS governance across several regulated manufacturing and airport-based environments. Reporting to the Director of Operations while coordinating with site Plant Managers, she supervised cross-functional teams, managed a $300,000 operational budget, and maintained operational continuity and regulatory compliance across six sites in the United States.

Her responsibilities included directing environmental health and safety programs, supervising facilities operations, managing site security procedures, and supporting sustainability initiatives. She also led training programs for EHS professionals across the business unit and personally recruited team members to strengthen site expertise.

Jeannine Du Chateau managed incident investigations, implemented corrective and preventive actions, developed performance indicators, and prepared executive reports. She also incorporated Kaizen principles into construction and expansion projects, improving site safety and security procedures by 25 percent. In addition, she coordinated regulatory inspections and ISO audits, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and AS9100. She also managed aviation compliance submissions and implemented enterprise-wide COVID-19 safety protocols that protected employees while maintaining uninterrupted operations.

Earlier in her career, she worked for 8 years as a Global Key Customer Project Manager at Det Norske Veritas in Norway, an organization focused on risk management and assurance services operating in more than 100 countries. In that position, Jeannine guided global EHS and quality governance efforts for complex enterprises while advising leadership teams on regulatory exposure, crisis response planning, and compliance strategies. She reported to the Vice President of North American Operations and supervised six-member auditor teams.

Before that role, she served as Quality, Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager at General Dynamics in Tallahassee, Florida. In this role, she directed QEHS governance and regulatory strategy across advanced manufacturing operations while supporting proactive risk management and environmental responsibility within aerospace and defense manufacturing systems.

Professional Recognition

During Du Chateau's career, she received several awards, including the Crystal Award for Environmental Excellence on multiple occasions, the Governor’s Hazardous Waste Reduction Award, and the Values in Action Award for Customer Service.
Professional Affiliations

She actively participates in professional organizations connected to environmental management, safety, and quality improvement. These include the Orlando Chapter of the American Society for Quality, the Technical Advisory Group responsible for updates to ISO 14001, the Technical Advisory Group for OCS Blue’s transition to an ISO standard, the Local Emergency Planning Commission, and the Technical Advisory Group of the International Organization for Standardization.

Education

Jeannine earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University. She later continued her education with graduate studies in Corporate Finance at Capella University.She also holds several professional certifications, including First Aid, CPR, and AED certifications, as well as an Emergency Response certification through the State of Florida Local Emergency Planning Commission. She is also certified by Exemplar Global as a Lead Environmental Auditor, Lead Health and Safety Auditor, and Lead Quality Auditor.

A Life of Giving Back

She maintains an active role in community service and volunteer work. Her volunteer efforts include supporting Habitat for Humanity and assisting patients recovering from hip and knee surgeries at Viera Hospital. She also served as a United Way representative while working with Rockwell, General Dynamics, and Thales.

Du Chateau supported several American Cancer Society events for 10 years, including the Cattle Baron’s Ball, Light up the Night Races, and Relay for Life. She also volunteered and donated to the Alzheimer Society of Miami’s annual galas held in Palm Beach and Wellington, Florida, and supported church Christmas drives that helped families in Clewiston, Florida.

She is the mother of two children and remains active in their activities by coaching flag football and serving as a dugout parent in several youth leagues. Through both her professional work and volunteer service, Jeannine Du Chateau continues to support responsible leadership, safety governance, and community engagement.

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