Appointed to the Board October 2018.

Matthew is Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee.

Experience

Matthew held senior positions at Telefónica (2007–14) including Chairman and CEO of Telefónica Europe and Telefónica Digital. He was O2 UK CFO and Strategy and Regulation Director (2002–04), becoming CEO in 2004. He was Vodafone UK’s Finance Director and Chairman of Tesco Mobile and held positions at Kingfisher, Coca-Cola/Schweppes, Grand Metropolitan and Dallaglio RugbyWorks. He was Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair of Burberry (2013–23).

Relevant skills and contribution to the Board

Strong strategic skills and a wealth of experience in finance and the telecoms sector. Matthew is also a director of the sports joint venture between BT Group and Warner Bros. Discovery.

External appointments

None.