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'Matthew Vickers'

Biography

Matthew Vickers is the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and Head of Government’s Project Delivery Function.

Matthew has been a director of a number of finance organisation and has 25 years experience in the design, build, finance and operation of infrastructure projects all over the world. This included over 20 years at Société Générale where he was responsible for managing the global structured finance teams including infrastructure, real estate, aircraft, shipping sectors, and export finance, and where he spent time working in Toronto, New York, Paris and London. Prior to SocGen Matthew began his career at Hambros PLC.

Matthew has worked on numerous major projects across a multiplicity of sectors including: •Gatwick, Sydney and Budapest airports •Wembley Stadium •The rail project of St. Albans, Hertfordshire •The Gautrain rail project in South Africa, the Piccadilly Line extension and other metro projects in Sao Paulo, Milan and Barcelona •Solar and wind renewables projects in Spain, France and Germany •The Post Office counters transformation project

Prior to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, Matthew was most recently Head of Impact Investment Banking at ClearlySo, assuming overall responsibility for established investment banking and capital raising activities, including equity and debt placement and corporate finance advisory business.

Interim Chief Executive, Infrastructure and Projects Authority

The Interim Chief Executive leads the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, which reports jointly to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Minister for the Cabinet Office.

This includes overseeing the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline, which contains projections of £600bn of public and private infrastructure investment, and supporting the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio, which contains around 150 of the Government’s most complex and high risk projects. The Interim Chief Executive also leads the professionalization of the Project Delivery and Project Finance communities in Government.

Infrastructure and Projects Authority

Previous roles in government

Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Project Finance 2016 to 2018