Kevin Matthews is a founding director of Australian Finance Group (AFG) and became a non-executive director when AFG listed on the ASX in 2015. He had held the role of executive director and was responsible for negotiating and managing relationships with banks and lending institutions including product development and the commercial line of business. Mr Matthews retires in October 2019 after 25 years with the business. He worked in the financial services industry for more than 35 years and has been a licensed finance broker for over 25 years. He was director of the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia, served on the MFAA National Brokers Committee for 12 years, and was awarded a fellowship of the MFAA in 2001. Mr Matthews is a senior fellow of FINSIA (Financial Services Institute of Australasia).