Michiel spent more than 30 years at KPMG, a leading audit firm, in different roles across EMEA, APAC and the Americas, where he became a partner in 1998. He has extensive financial expertise, as well as a strong governance, risk management and regulatory compliance background. Michiel is a Chartered Accountant qualified in both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and the former Chairman of KPMG’s Global Energy and Natural Resources practice.
Michiel graduated from Vrije University in the Netherlands as a Chartered Accountant where he completed his Doctoral in Economics. He holds an MBA from Georgia Southern University in the United States.