Matthew Lester
UK Trustee
Matthew is currently Chair of Kier Group PLC and Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Intermediate Capital Group. Previously he was the Chief Financial Officer at the Royal Mail Group.
He has worked with Shelter and a number of other charities focused on fundraising and engagement with the corporate sector.
I am part of UWS because:
Education is the enabler to human progression and co existence. I have first hand experience of the transformation it can bring. The UWS model can rapidly establish and expand to provide basic education to those who have no such opportunity. By leveraging our skills for a period of time, large parts of uneducated communities can establish the core of an education system. I cannot think of a more motivational cause to pursue as a Trustee.