{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"Matt Hyde will leave his role as Chief Executive of Scouts from 1 September 2024.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EMatt Hyde will be leaving his role as Chief Executive at Scouts after 11 years, becoming Chief Executive of the Lloyds Bank Foundation.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJennie Price, our Chair of Trustees, said, \u2018I want to express our sincere gratitude to Matt for his leadership as Chief Executive at Scouts over the last 11 years. There have been some real highlights for Scouts during this time, including launching Squirrels, our new provision for 4 and 5 year olds, in 2021, and developing the award-winning social action campaign \u201CA Million Hands\u201D engaging over 250,000 young people to take action on issues they are passionate about.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","image":"/media/3209/matt-hyde-chief-executive.jpg","width":5000,"height":3333,"altText":"Image shows Matt Hyde, chief executive of Scouts","caption":"Matt Hyde, Chief Executive of Scouts","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0027We\u2019ve worked through the pandemic, a rebrand for Scouts, and championed opening over 1,300 new groups in areas of deprivation within the UK. We\u2019ll greatly miss his passion and dedication to Scouts.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBear Grylls, Chief Scout, shared, \u2018Matt has been a truly inspirational leader, showing kindness and courage with every step through his journey at Scouts over last decade. I feel so grateful to have been able to work so closely alongside him during this time. Thank you Matt, you\u2019re a real Scout hero.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMatt Hyde said, \u2018I want to thank, and pay tribute to, the many volunteers and staff I have worked with at Scouts over the past 11 years. It\u2019s been a huge privilege to play a part in helping hundreds of thousands of young people gain skills for life over that time. Scouts is an incredible movement with amazing people, who I will miss greatly.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0027We\u2019ve delivered two strategies during my time at Scouts, and now is an exciting time as we move into our planning as an organisation for 2025 and beyond. It\u2019s an immense honour to be joining the Lloyd\u2019s Bank Foundation as chief executive and I\u2019m grateful to their trustees for putting their faith in me.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMatt will continue in his role until 1 September 2024, finishing after the National Annual General Meeting. (AGM) and Gilwell Reunion event for Scouts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA recruitment process for his successor will start shortly.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"22 March 2024","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[],"relatedLinks":[],"id":79074,"nodeName":"Thank you, Matt","title":"Scouts says thank you to Matt Hyde","type":"newsItem","image":{"url":"/media/3209/matt-hyde-chief-executive.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1daf21e297735b0","caption":"Matt Hyde - Chief Executive","type":"jpg","size":2726405,"width":5000,"height":3333,"altText":"Headshot of Matt Hyde smiling at the camera wearing glasses, a light blue shirt and navy suit jacket"},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Scouts says thank you to Matt Hyde","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"Matt Hyde will leave his role as Chief Executive of Scouts from September 1.","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC83OTA3NCJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2024/march/thank-you-matt/"}