Matthew has held several senior legal, regulatory, and external affairs roles within the Vodafone Group over the last 20 years. He has held roles as Legal, Regulatory, and External Affairs Director at Vodafone Qatar between 2008 and 2012, Managing Executive responsible for legal and regulatory affairs for Vodacom Group’s international operations in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2013 and 2018, and Vodafone Group External Affairs Head of Africa Middle East and Asia Pacific Affairs and Relations between 2018 and June 2021, where he was instrumental in the development of Vodafone’s Africa Digital Social Contract and the successful license bid in Ethiopia. Matthew joined Safaricom Ethiopia in June 2021, to be part of the establishing and commercial launch of the company, contributing to Ethiopia’s telecommunications reform programme and digital transformation and inclusion objectives.