Media-focused investment bank DeSilva + Phillips has announced that John Matthews, a long-time senior advisor to the firm, will assume a more active role as a new managing director.
As a managing director, Mr. Matthews will concentrate his activities in the following sectors: advertising technologies, financial technologies, digital media, customer intelligence & experience, and enterprise software.
For the past five years, Mr. Matthews has been active with DeSilva + Phillips as a strategy advisor, providing advice to media and technology companies. Mr. Matthews was previously a founder of several technology advisory firms where his clients included McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Accenture, 3i, General Atlantic, BBC, Hewlett-Packard, FiServ and Fair Isaac.
“John has been an invaluable resource, helping us stay on top of the complex landscapes of ad tech and fintech as well as emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, and I’m delighted he is now joining us on a full-time basis,” said Reed Phillips, Managing Partner.
Mr. Matthews’ promotion marks the fourth senior personnel addition to the DeSilva + Phillips team since June. Kerry Hatch joined the firm as a Managing Director in August and Jack Griffin and Colin Morrison joined the firm as Senior Advisors in June and August, respectively.
DeSilva + Phillips provides M&A advisory services for digital and traditional media, advertising, marketing services, information services, education and healthcare. The firm was founded in 1996 and is based in New York (www.desilvaphillips.com).
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