Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell has extensive experience in senior leadership roles, specializing in sales, marketing, and business development. Matthew is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Zest since 2023. Prior to joining Zest, they worked as the Chief Commercial Officer at CIPHR from 2020 to 2022, where they were responsible for new business and existing business sales, marketing, and partnerships. From 2018 to 2020, Matthew held the position of Chief Sales Officer at Benefex, overseeing sales and marketing strategies. Matthew also has experience with LHH, where they served as the Managing Director of the Talent Practice and UK Sales Director, and with DDI as a Global Account Manager. Earlier in their career, Matthew held roles at Chiumento and Austin Benn, focusing on business development and senior sales roles.

Matthew Russell has a HND degree in Business Information Technology from The University of Bolton, which they obtained from 1993 to 1995. Matthew also completed a MBA Highlights Programme from INSEAD in 2017 and a Leading with Innovation (Digital and Social Media) program from Hyper Island in 2015.