Matthew Lester

Matthew Lester was appointed as Chair of Kier Group in January 2020, he is also currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Intermediate Capital Group plc. He was Chair of the FTSE 100 Group of CFO’s Investors and Markets Committee and remains active in helping institutional investors and companies engage more effectively, as a Senior Adviser to Federated Hermes. Previously Matthew has held Non-Executive Director roles with Barclays plc, Man Group plc and Capita plc.

Matthew’s executive career culminated as CFO for Royal Mail Group during its preparation for and through its privatisation via IPO. He has extensive experience in transforming and reorienting businesses from this and his time as CFO for FTSE 100 financial services group, ICAP. Prior to that he spent 10 years at Diageo in a range of senior finance roles including Group Controller and Treasurer.