Matt Hammond is a Deals & Restructuring Partner with over 30 years experience in professional services spanning 20 years focussed on restructuring and a decade in leadership roles.He is a member of both the ACCA & ICAEW. He is an Insolvency Practitioner leading numerous restructurings including the likes of Carillion, Castlemore & The Cube in real estate and construction, through to African Minerals Corporation, AP Group, Caparo, MG Rover, London Taxis and BSM across industrials & automotive, and many others across energy, consumer goods, financial services & sport.He leads a diverse portfolio of clients for PwC including Automotive, Industrials & Manufacturing, Energy & Chemicals, Real Estate & Construction, Financial & Business Services, Retail & Consumer. These clients range from Global, UK Listed and Private businesses to Local Government, from fast growing to mature. He leads Strategic International Markets for PwC UK firm working with teams in the USA, Germany, Netherlands, France, Singapore, India, South Korea and China plus other cross-border teams. He Chairs the Financial Crime business in the UK.Uniquely Matthew has been the Regional Leader for two UK regions and Senior Partner for two offices, Birmingham and Cardiff. He lead PwC’s investment in the Midlands, an 8-year programme in which every area of PwC’s services received investment and generated collectively a record period of growth and 1,000 roles created and delivered. The centre-piece was the investment in One Chamberlain Square, an award winning workplace. Leading PwC in the Midlands through the challenges of the pandemic and Brexit, and PwC’s activation of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, he lead a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the success of our community, client and people based activation. Partner PwC LLP, 2006-Current; Chairman of the West Midlands Growth Company, 2017-present PwC leadership rolesChair of UK Financial Crime Group 2023-current; U.K. Head of Strategic International Markets 2019-current; Regional Leader Midlands 2015-2023; Office Senior Partner Birmingham 2015-2023; Regional Leader Wales & West 2013-2015; Office Senior Partner Cardiff 2013-15; Deals Leader Midlands & North 2017-2022.Other rolesFounder of Birmingham Digital Futures, with Tech She Can and University of Birmingham; West Midlands Combined Authority Investment Board, observer member; Board member of the Cardiff Capital City Region Board 2013-2015; Served on CBI Council for Wales and CBI Council for the West Midlands (2013-2017).