Matthew is a Chartered Accountant (PwC), and held senior finance roles at HBOS, Lloyds Banking Group and the Co-Operative Bank. After several years at Sainsbury's Bank as Head of Asset and Liability Management and then Head of Funding, he was Group Treasurer in PLC's for nearly ten years including Secure Trust Bank and Vanquis Banking Group (previously Provident Financial Group). Matthew joined Crown Agents Bank in August 2024 as Head of Banking, and in November was appointed onto the Executive Management Committee.