Meet the team
The group of experts who represent our corporate governance members
Matthew Fell, director for competitive markets
Matthew Fell is director for competitive markets, with responsibility for leading CBI policy on financial services and the creative industries. He is also responsible for the CBI's work on the knowledge economy including digital and intellectual property issues, as well as corporate governance, company reporting and competition policy. Matthew joined the CBI in July 1999, and his previous roles include head of corporate affairs, head of enterprise and senior policy adviser for manufacturing.
Heather Townson, head of financial services and corporate governance
Heather leads the CBI’s work on financial services and corporate governance. She focuses on the wide range of regulatory reform under way in the financial sector and those issues that affect companies' organisational, ownership, reporting and governance arrangements more generally. Heather is a chartered accountant and is seconded to the CBI from KPMG where she works in the Financial Risk Management advisory team. She previously worked within KPMG’s audit practice, focusing on financial sector clients.
Natalie Conway, policy adviser
Natalie is a policy adviser in the corporate governance team. Her remit includes audit market reform, company reporting and executive pay as well as broader corporate governance issues. Natalie has previously worked in public affairs roles, and graduated from Nottingham University with a degree in Politics.
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