Mathieu Proust

Chief Operating Officer Checkatrade

Last Reviewed: September 27, 2026

Executive Summary

Mathieu Proust is Chief Operating Officer of Checkatrade, the UK trade directory that connects homeowners with tradespeople. He is a member of the company’s executive leadership team, which is led by Chief Executive Officer Jambu Palaniappan and chaired by Richard Harpin. Checkatrade is backed by Brookfield and reports more than 6.2 million reviews and more than 4 million jobs on its platform.

Career Highlights

• Chief Operating Officer of Checkatrade, listed on the company’s executive leadership team.
• Leads operations at a marketplace that reports over 6.2 million reviews and over 4 million jobs.
• Works alongside CEO Jambu Palaniappan and Chairman Richard Harpin, both active directors of Checkatrade Group Holdings Limited.

Professional Journey

Checkatrade describes itself as the UK’s leading trade directory, with the mission of helping trades and homeowners thrive. It is backed by the investment firm Brookfield and has offices in London and Portsmouth. The company’s careers site says almost half its people work in Commercial & Operations, which covers sales and support and owns the relationship with trades and homeowners.

Proust holds the Chief Operating Officer role on the executive team. Other members include a Chief Technology Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Chief People Officer and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, with vice presidents covering areas such as leads, sales, platform operations and bookings, directories and media.

The date he took up the role, and his career before Checkatrade, are not stated in any first-party or dated press source reviewed, so they are not described here.

Education

No education record was found in any primary source.