Matthew Wood

Matthew graduated from Bristol University in 2001 and after travelling through Asia opted out of the corporate .com world and incorporated Existem Ltd, of which he remains Managing Director. Matthew has built a strong team of talented developers, designers and marketing professionals based at the Paintworks in Bristol, UK who wireframe, develop and monetize consumer focused websites utilizing the many corners of affiliate marketing, including paid search, organic SEO, social media, voucher codes, product feeds and cash back. In mid 2006 Matthew launched a4uexpo, Europe’s leading affiliate marketing conference and June 2008 saw the birth of Existem Events Ltd, coinciding with the launch of a new black tie awards ceremony for the affiliate marketing industry. Matthew continues to diversify as an entrepreneur and also invests in start-ups and joint ventures on a national and global scale.