Matthew Newman

Matthew is from the UK and brings a wealth of international business experience having worked in Spain, the UK, Japan and now Australia for organisations across various industries. This experience has given him a very open and inclusive approach to work and he is always attuned to people’s unique context and needs.

Matthew taught English in Japan for 5 years at ECC – Japan’s largest and most recognised foreign language institute. During this time he taught students of all ages, from 18 months through high schoolers to students 90+ years old. In his second year, he also moved into the HR/Management team where he was responsible for all aspects of HR for over 100 foreign language teachers. This included assistance with visas, banking, scheduling, payroll, etc.

Matt’s previous role was as the HR and Operations Business Partner at an HR consultancy based in the city. Here he managed the back-end operations for the entire business, including finance, HR, marketing and admin.

Matt is multilingual, speaking 3 languages (English, Spanish and Japanese). He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Business Studies and is a certified member of the CIPD (UK AHRI equivalent).

Outside of work, Matt enjoys playing football (soccer) as well as a range of other sports including tennis, squash and snowboarding. He also loves travelling, mainly to try all of the local cuisine.