User:Matthew porter

Matthew Porter (b. 16/01/80).

Became the youngest Chief Executive in the history of the Football League when, in March 2006, he was made CEO and Director of Leyton Orient FC, a position he held until the Club changed ownership in July 2014.

Having worked for Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport group, since July 2001, he progressed from the role of Press Officer and in 2008 was also made Chief Executive of the Professional Darts Corporation. In 2014 he was made a main board director of Matchroom Sport and was also elected to the board of the Football League as a League One representative, although was required to resign after just three months when he was asked to leave the board of Leyton Orient following the Club's takeover.

Educated at Wanstead High School, he studied Politics and Modern Languages at the University of East Anglia and became a regular reporter and commentator on Capital Gold Sport and BBC London radio as well as working on a freelance basis for numerous national newspapers, including The Sun, Daily Telegraph and News Of The World.