The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) Minister for Transformation has appointed Matthew Rees as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of the Office for Nuclear Regulation for a five-year term.
Matthew is a finance professional with a proven track record of leading corporate finance transactions, public financial management audits and economic regulation.
An experienced Executive and Non-Executive Director across the public and private sectors, Matthew is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Chartered Public Finance Accountant with extensive audit, assurance, governance and corporate finance experience.
During his career he has held senior positions in a number of high-profile financial institutions, regulatory and professional bodies as well as the National Audit Office.
He is currently a Partner in a Financial Conduct Authority-regulated investment bank where he is responsible for the origination and delivery of mergers and acquisitions and capital raising transactions for growth companies.
Matthew will take up his role at ONR on 1 October 2025.