Matt Wright

Experienced board member and director, business co-founder, Vice Chair of Friends of the Earth from 2017 to 2023; Currently trustee and Vice Chair of London Parks & Gardens

London, England, United Kingdom

About

P&G trained marketer, with wide experience in digital marketing, integrated comms, advertising, brand, marketing and business consultancy. Business owner, experienced Board Director and communications professional, skilled at bringing the best out of people, and driving team and business performance. Cranfield MBA and blue chip track record: from P&G to M&C Saatchi to Shelter. Practiced at both strategy/brand building and fast response, whether through Online, ATL, BTL, or a fully integrated campaign. Specialities: - Board level governance, including corporate governance, risk management and financial sustainability - Brand development - Digital marketing - Lead generation - Management of online and offline editorial - Sustainability and CSR communications - Small business consultancy - Board level governance, including corporate governance, risk management and financial sustainability - Campaign development

Experience

  • Trustee and Vice Chair at LONDON HISTORIC PARKS AND GARDENS TRUST
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Trustee and Board Member of London Parks and Gardens - which champions, helps protect and celebrates London's green spaces. We run London Open Gardens, the equivalent of Open Home, with our London Open Gardens weekend providing access to over 100 gardens each weekend - including No.10 Downing Street in 2024. In addition we are a statutory planning consultee on planning applications involving all historic gardens in London.

  • Co-owner and Director at New Flame Marketing
    Oct 2021 - Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Co-owner and Director, New Flame Solutions at New Flame Solutions
    Jan 2020 - Dec 2024 · 5 yrs

    New Flame Solutions is a specialist recruitment which helps businesses find new front of house and back of house staff, particularly in the hospitality sector I am co-founder, Director and co-owner of the organisation, but within the New Flame team I focused particularly on marketing New Flame Solutions and New Flame Marketing to businesses, as well as helping clients with sales and marketing - providing advice on digital marketing, strategy and planning, branding and positioning, integrated marketing, website design, content development and social media marketing.

  • Board Director and Vice Chair at Friends of the Earth
    Jul 2017 - Sep 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    Board member and Vice Chair of Friends of the Earth Limited, the operational arm of Friends of the Earth in the UK

  • Pancreatic Cancer UK (1 yr 9 mos)
    • Interim Head Of Marketing (18mth FTC)
      Mar 2018 - Nov 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Interim Head of Strategic Marketing at this fantastic cancer charity - taking on the deadliest, fastest killing cancer. Responsible for the Digital Team, Media Team, Marketing, Brand & Communications. 18mth FTC.

    • Interim Head of Marketing and Communications
      Mar 2018 - Nov 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos