Matthew Atkinson

Biography

Prior to joining the ESFA Matthew spent 20 years working with distressed and stressed corporates and their stakeholders. He joined from PwC where he worked in the Deals Team for over 10 years, working in insolvency and restructuring.

He is also experienced in helping private and public sector organisations release cash, manage costs, raise finance and find efficiencies. He has worked with numerous management teams over his career, recognising skills, identifying gaps and supplementing where necessary.

His previous roles include a secondment to the Leveraged High Risk work out team at Bank of Scotland.

Previous roles in government

  • Director, Finance and Provider Market Oversight, ESFA
  • Director of the Transaction Unit