Matt J. McLaren

Matt is a human capital advisory professional with over a decade's experience in executive search and senior management recruitment spanning multiple industries, sectors, and geographies. He is the founder and Managing Director of McLaren Global Search and Selection (MGSS) Limited - better known around the world by its principal trading name: MGSS Associates - a boutique search & selection consultancy with a truly global remit. MGSS operates within the broad areas of professional services, banking & finance, and NGOs & social enterprise. For full details of his career history, visit Matt's LinkedIn profile at www.linkedin.com/in/mattjmclaren; or, to find out more about the business Matt founded and continues to lead, visit www.mgssassociates.com.

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In addition to his professional career as a global search and selection consultant, Matt is a longstanding active member of the Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom. He has previously stood for public office as a Liberal Democrat candidate on several occasions, including for the European Parliament in the years before the UK exited the European Union. Matt now also serves as an Election Agent for the Party's candidates, especially in Greater London, where he was the Election Agent in the recent Greater London Authority (GLA) elections for both the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London, Rob Blackie, and the Liberal Democrat candidates on the Party's London-wide Assembly list.

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Over the years, Matt has held many official positions within the Liberal Democrats, including having recently served on both the UK-wide Federal Conference Committee and on the national Executive of the Party in England (formally, the English Council Executive). Until recently, Matt was a regional officer of the London Liberal Democrats (chairing its Local Parties Committee, overseeing the governance and compliance of all 31 local parties in the region) and served as the Regional Party's Election Agents Coordinator for both the 2024 General Election and the GLA election held early in May.

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In addition to his party political campaigning, Matt also advocates for much stronger animal welfare protections in law as well as the preservation of natural habitats across the globe.