ESR Group is pleased to announce the promotion of ESR Australia's Matthew Lawson to Group Chief Operating Officer

13 July 2023: ESR Group is pleased to announce the promotion of ESR Australia's Matthew Lawson to Group Chief Operating Officer

ESR Group Limited, APAC’s largest real asset manager powered by the New Economy, is pleased to announce the promotion of ESR Australia's Matthew Lawson to Group Chief Operating Officer, effective 11 July 2023. As part of the Group’s focus on delivering operational excellence as well as simplifying and streamlining its business, Matthew Lawson, currently the Chief Financial Officer at ESR Australia, will assume the role of Group Chief Operating Officer.

In this newly created role, Mr. Lawson will actively support the Group Co-CEOs and work closely with the ESR business unit leadership in the delivery of key growth initiatives and performance across the Group. Given the Group’s growing scale, he will also seek to optimise the firm’s operating capabilities and deliver a more streamlined business and an enhanced cost structure. Additionally, Mr. Lawson will also oversee Information Technology, Insurance and Business Resilience and other key Group functions.

Mr. Lawson brings with him over 20 years of experience in leading global real estate investment and financial services companies across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining ESR in 2020, he was an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Limited, a leading hotel owner and operator under The Peninsula hotel brand.

Before this, Mr. Lawson was a Managing Director at JPMorgan and Head of their Real Estate investment banking practice in Asia, based in Hong Kong. To read the full media release, please see below:

Media Release