Matt Crellin
Matt has been responsible for leading Synovate's consulting activity in Australia since 2001. In that time he has led a wide range of client engagements - ranging from corporate strategy and M+A due diligence on behalf of public companies, through to expert reports in support of IPO capital raisings and growth strategy for private and not-for-profit organisations.
Matt's passion and professional focus is to facilitate organisational growth - and in his time with Synovate Matt worked in this capacity across scores of industries with particular experience in tertiary education, agribusiness, medical consumables and automotive retailing.
Prior to joining Synovate Matt participated on scholarship in the Northeastern University (Boston, USA) cooperative education program at World Learning, (a not-for-profit educational organisation); as a Research Associate for Curtin University he supported the creation of a new university campus in Sarawak, Malaysia. Matt for some years was the Deputy Chair of the board of the Independent Living Centre (a not-for-profit disability organisation).
In addition to his client work Matt has overseen the growth of Synovate's consulting practice across Australia, has been a member of Synovate's national strategy team and more recently has been Managing Director of Synovate's Melbourne office (covering custom research, automotive research and business consulting).
Matt holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Management and Marketing) from Curtin Business School, is a Certified Practising Marketer with the Australian Marketing Institute, and is a member of the Australian Market & Social Research Society.