Matthew has over 25 years of experience working in the steel sector, both in consulting and in line management roles within the global steel industry. Prior to joining CRU, Matthew held a number of senior management positions within Tata Steel Europe and its predecessor companies covering strategy, business development and marketing roles, including Divisional Strategy Director. Matthew headed the CRU Steel and Raw Materials consulting practice between 2016 and 2021 and headed the APAC region for CRU Consulting from 2018 – 2021, based in Singapore.

Since moving back to the UK from Singapore, Matthew has focused on developing CRU Consulting as the ‘go to’ market consultant in ‘green’ steel and decarbonisation strategies. He has led a number of major assignments for clients throughout the steel value chain on this topic, including acting as Lender Market Advisor for the H2 Green Steel project which resulted in a Euro 4.2bn debt raising for a greenfield, green steel project in Sweden, announced in January, 2024.

Matthew has a First-Class Honours degree in Engineering from Loughborough University in  the UK and a post graduate diploma in Manufacturing and Management from Cambridge University. He holds an MBA from the ENPC School of International Business, Paris. He is a regular speaker at international conferences including the SEAISI steel conference held annually.