Matthieu Galian

Matthieu Galian is Client Partner at Chaberton Partners in Paris.

Matthieu leads search assignments across all insurance industry segments, from health insurance to brokerage and asset management services – and acts as a functional expert on senior corporate officers and C-level executives. He also has significant experience supporting family offices and family-owned businesses, environments where governance and long-term vision are central.

Before joining Chaberton Partners, Matthieu spent seven years at Heidrick & Struggles, where he led the Legal, Risk, Compliance & Governance practice in Paris, after running his own executive search boutique for more than a decade. His earlier career was spent in executive and board-level positions in the media sector, including roles as Secretary General and COO at Groupe Glem (TF1) and DI Group (now Groupe Les Echos/LVMH), as well as Deputy Director at Gaumont Multimedia. He began his career as a lawyer with Wilde Sapte in London.

Matthieu graduated from HEC Business School and holds both a postgraduate and a master’s degree in business law from Paris V René Descartes University. He is a member of the French Institute of Administrators (IFA/NEDs) and serves as Independent Director and Chairman of NPFS, a non-profit organization.