About

Matthew Thompson is a highly skilled transactional legal specialist, and leads the corporate advisory internal legal team at the Bank of Queensland. He has a primary responsibility for corporate development (including M&A), treasury and financial markets (capital-raising, securitisation, IRM), corporate and business banking and agribusiness lending documentation. He is also responsible for strategic sourcing of all third party contracts with focus on procurement and IT as well as the Bank’s insurance brand. He also overlooks BOQ specialist finance to medical and dental practitioners. Thompson is on a fast track trajectory to general counsel, nominated for his legal acumen and leadership within this role as well as career achievements in previous positions. He started in the corporate finance area at Linklaters and Golden Hinde Capital, before moving to become director of special projects and advisor to the executive committee at Bank Alkhair. He then returned to private practice with a stint as a senior associate at Matilla Lawyers before joining the Bank of Queensland as a senior corporate solicitor. He rose through the ranks in six years and continues to impress, being cited as a rising star by several nominating sources.