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Matt Johnson

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Managing Partner at Frimley Associates
📍 Sandwich, England, United Kingdom

Matt Johnson is the Group CEO of Commercial Services Group, the UK’s largest local authority-owned trading company. A “buy-and-build” enthusiast with experience in both public and private equity sectors, he has led ten major acquisitions and completed an executive development program at Harvard University.

Outside of his primary role, Matt is involved with the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), a global leadership community of chief executives. He shows an interest in utilizing psychometric assessments to understand team dynamics and optimize business performance.

He successfully scaled his public sector-owned organization to encompass 33 businesses that serve over 22, 000 customers across 90 countries.

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Current Role
Managing Partner
Location
Sandwich, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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M&A Strategy
He is a self-described “buy-and-build enthusiast” and his recent activity is highly focused on driving CSG's inorganic growth through acquisitions and investments in 2026.
Purpose-Driven Business
He is passionate about building purpose-driven businesses that balance commercial success with social value, a core mission of his work at Commercial Services Group.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Managing Partner
Frimley Associates
4-2026
Chair - Investment Committee
Commercial Services Group
2-2026
Committee Chair
Interventions Alliance
1-2026
Non Executive Director
White Rose Education
11-2024
Non Executive Director
Corserv Solutions Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

Matt Johnson – Commercial Services Group Leadership Profile. Featured in Commercial Services Group (official website)
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Education
Executive Development
Harvard University
1996 - 2001
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Chatham House Grammar School
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