Matthew has 30 years’ experience in the investment banking and principal investment industries. He commenced his career in mergers and acquisitions in Australia and the UK, with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. Following this, Matthew joined global private equity firm, The Carlyle Group, based in Sydney where he was a Managing Director. Matthew is an advisor to pan- Asian credit fund, OCP Asia, on their Australian corporate portfolio. Matthew has extensive experience as a non executive director and presently sits on the board of National Group (mining equipment rental), Malabar Resources (coal mining), MP Water (water treatment), ARI (non destructive testing), Medirent (medical equipment rental) and is Chairman of Asseti (special data). Matthew has also previously served as a non-executive director of Coates Hire, Healthscope and Terracom. Matthew has a Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting and Finance (First Class Honours) from University of NSW.