Davies appoints Matt Button as Deputy Group CEO, unveils Vision-2030 strategy

Davies, a professional services and technology specialist, has promoted Matt Button to Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective January 1st, 2025, reporting directly to Group CEO Dan Saulter.

In his new role, Button is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of three go-to-market business units, including operations, sales, and marketing. Additionally, he will also drive organic growth and service on a global basis.

Button joined Davies in 2015 and has served as Group M&A Director, and latterly as CEO of Davies North America which is now Davies’ largest business unit, following its launch in 2019.

Saulter commented on the appointment, “I am looking forward to working closely with Matt as he returns to a global role, having successfully grown our North America operations from zero to nearly $500m annual revenues in the past five years. We are proud of our ten years of uninterrupted growth, and we are looking forward to executing on our Vision-2030 goals”

Button added, “I am very much looking forward to working with Dan and the rest of the team to deliver our global expansion plans and continuing to support our efforts to drive organic growth and great outcomes for clients.”

Following the appointment, the firm will run a short internal process in Q1 2025 to appoint a new CEO for Davies North America. In the interim, Dhara Patel, a senior executive will take over as interim CEO of Davies North America until the role is filled.

Dhara joined Davies in 2023 following Davies’ acquisition of ACM, USIS, PGCS and ICA and was promoted to President and Deputy CEO of Davies North America in July 2024.

Alongside the leadership announcement, Davies unveiled its Vision-2030 strategy which focuses on investment across four central pillars: Technology & Artificial Intelligence, organic growth & cross-selling, geographic & solution expansion, and operational excellence.

The firm aims to grow annual global revenues to £2.5-3 billion by the end of 2030. Over the last decades, Davies has consistently delivered high single-digit annual organic growth, as the strategic M&A program has increased business revenues more than 25-fold since 2015.

The firm also invests heavily in research and development, innovation, AI, platform integration & underlying business systems, colleague development, and client service.

Earlier in 2024, Davies announced the appointment of Amber Wilkinson as the Group’s Chief Financial Officer starting January 2025.

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