Your Auditor | Matthew’s Chain of Responsibility Experience & Approach

Matthew brings over 20 years of Supply Chain Senior Management experience to MAEZ. He served as the former National Logistics Manager for CSR Monier, responsible for a $20m budget with direct accountability for:

• National Chain of Responsibility safety system management
• Logistics strategy, including safety
• Intelligent systems and process engineering

His career spans roles at Linfox, Harris Scarfe, CSR, and NEXT (UK), managing logistics portfolios worth millions and overseeing CoR and safety outcomes for large businesses. That operational depth shapes every audit and advisory engagement MAEZ delivers.

There aren’t many consultants working in Chain of Responsibility who can offer the same depth of practical, front-line experience. Matthew’s qualifications include a Masters in Logistics, Exemplar certification, and a Cert IV in Training and Education — paired with years of hands-on corporate supply chain management.

MAEZ was established to help businesses tackle Chain of Responsibility head-on. As Matthew puts it: "With an ever-increasing demand on professionals to know everything, I know this isn’t possible." His approach is to be a trusted, practical advisor — not a theoretical one.

If you need practical CoR risk review, Matthew works collaboratively with clients to tailor effective, safe, and compliant systems based on how the business actually operates.

While Manager of Logistics within CSR, Matthew established the direction and strategies for national Chain of Responsibility compliance — particularly the systems and reporting structures that CoR requires in today’s framework.

Key achievements during his tenure:

• Led the design and development of the CoR/Safety education program
• Investigated multiple breaches and formulated strategies to mitigate future breaches
• Wrote policy on numerous CoR processes
• Oversaw technology to support sound CoR safety measures
• Worked alongside the National Corporate Safety Team on amendments to deliver Primary Duty reforms within CSR

He refocused CSR’s philosophy toward cooperation and partnership to improve safety outcomes — aiming to understand human behaviour when investigating breaches rather than defaulting to blame.

Having worked in and alongside enforcement agencies and industry alike, Matthew has a genuine understanding of the challenges faced when addressing the legal, political, and business expectations acting on the supply chain and transport industries.

His expertise comes from years of operational management, so he takes pride in recognising each client’s unique challenges and devising strategies that address them specifically. The combination of deep legal understanding and practical solutions is central to his approach.

Additional experience includes strategic planning, managing organisational change, and performance measurement.

Matthew is widely recognised as an Australian authority on Chain of Responsibility, having built a successful advisory business from humble beginnings over the last several years. His industry standing includes:

• Presenting at national forums and seminars on practical CoR approaches, safety philosophies, and performance measurement
• Delivering a simple, genuinely practical leadership style to compliance and safety improvements across 50+ Australian businesses
• Regular engagement as a public speaker, workshop facilitator, and training program leader

This recognition reflects a career spent bridging the gap between regulatory expectations and what transport businesses can realistically implement day to day.

MAEZ helps Australian businesses turn Chain of Responsibility, HVNL, WHS, transport safety, and chartered risk obligations into practical training, advisory, audit, and implementation pathways.

Matthew’s operational background means every engagement starts with understanding how the business actually runs — then identifying gaps, building controls, and proving the evidence. Chain of Responsibility training is delivered through dedicated programs, while CoR consulting provides the risk review and advisory pathway.

If you’d like to discuss your compliance position directly, contact MAEZ for a practical review of the controls, evidence, training, and SMS gaps that matter most to your operation.