# Matt Lambert

Chief Executive Officer, Portman Group

Matt is chief executive officer at the Portman Group, joining in January 2021.

Responsible for providing strategic leadership and developing the organisation’s membership, Matt uses his extensive experience in national and international management and corporate affairs to champion the Portman Group, and to build on its reputation as a strong and independent regulator and a powerful and persuasive voice for alcohol social responsibility.

Prior to joining the Portman Group, Matt held senior roles in corporate affairs, including with Microsoft and Betfair, and is a former CEO of the Federation for Industry Sector, Skills and Standards.

Profile: https://experts.pressassociation.com/expert/177

Photo: https://expert-hub-media.pamedia.io/experthub/profile/profile-9gcHTYez2fH2PXAR2eqLaK.jpeg?w=1200&dpr=2

## Views

- [Burnham wants ban on alcohol in the stands at football matches to be repealed](https://experts.pressassociation.com/expert/177/views/01e153658a290089)
- [Drinking and driving peaks in August as ‘temptation’ rises – analysis](https://experts.pressassociation.com/expert/177/views/cbe326216c30afbd)
- [Drink-drive incidents fall to record low](https://experts.pressassociation.com/expert/177/views/9bf9e7fefca8a2c7)
- [Pubs to serve more than 64 million pints of no and low alcohol beer this summer](https://experts.pressassociation.com/expert/177/views/642e1cbcc18e468a)
- [Alcohol sales in Scotland down by nearly 20% since 2017](https://experts.pressassociation.com/expert/177/views/466183606255b557)
- [Alcohol deaths in the UK fall to lowest level since 2021](https://experts.pressassociation.com/expert/177/views/28bb9133b227405b)