Matt Button Promoted to Deputy Group CEO at Davies Amid Vision-2030 Launch

Davies, a global professional services and technology firm, has elevated Matt Button to the role of Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective January 1, 2025. Button will report directly to Group CEO Dan Saulter and will oversee the daily leadership of Davies’ three go-to-market business units, including operations, sales, and marketing. His responsibilities also extend to driving global organic growth and enhancing client services.

Button’s journey with Davies began in 2015, during which he served as Group M&A Director before becoming CEO of Davies North America. Under his leadership, Davies North America became the firm’s largest business unit, achieving remarkable growth since its establishment in 2019.

Dan Saulter highlighted Button’s accomplishments, particularly his role in growing the North America operations from inception to nearly $500 million in annual revenue within five years. Saulter expressed enthusiasm about collaborating with Button on a global scale and emphasized the company’s commitment to achieving its Vision-2030 goals, which include a decade of uninterrupted growth.

Button expressed his excitement about returning to a global leadership position, emphasizing his commitment to advancing Davies’ global expansion initiatives and supporting organic growth strategies to deliver exceptional outcomes for clients.

With Button’s promotion, Davies announced that an internal process will take place in Q1 2025 to identify a new CEO for Davies North America. In the interim, Dhara Patel, a senior executive at Davies, will serve as the interim CEO for the region. Patel, who joined the firm in 2023 through a series of acquisitions, was promoted to President and Deputy CEO of Davies North America in mid-2024.

Coinciding with the leadership changes, Davies unveiled its Vision-2030 strategy. This ambitious plan focuses on investments in four key areas: Technology and Artificial Intelligence, organic growth and cross-selling, geographic and solution expansion, and operational excellence. The firm has set a target to grow annual global revenues to £2.5–3 billion by the end of the decade.

Over the years, Davies has consistently achieved high single-digit annual organic growth, complemented by a strategic M&A program that has expanded business revenues more than 25-fold since 2015. The company continues to prioritize research and development, AI innovation, platform integration, workforce development, and client service excellence.

The announcement follows Davies’ earlier decision to appoint Amber Wilkinson as Group Chief Financial Officer, with her term set to begin in January 2025. This move further strengthens the company’s leadership team as it embarks on its ambitious Vision-2030 journey.

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