Matthew Westerman CBE

Matthew was appointed as an independent non-executive Director in March 2020 and became chair on 1 October 2026.

Matthew started his career at Credit Suisse First Boston, later joining Rothschild & Co, where he became Managing Director and Joint Chief Executive of ABN AMRO Rothschild. In 2000, he moved to Goldman Sachs, becoming a partner in 2002 and leading major businesses within the Investment Banking Division. He left Goldman Sachs in 2016 to become Co-Head of Global Banking at HSBC. In June 2024, Matthew was awarded a CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List for services to museums and cultural heritage. Matthew brings significant experience of global financial markets after a distinguished career in investment banking.

External appointments: Director of MW&L Capital Partners, Foundation Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, and Trustee of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation.

Committee membership: Member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee.