24th August 2024

Our People – Matt Herd

Matt is our Commercial Director and has spent his entire working life at CBC.

He joined the business straight from University, being offered a job as Management Trainee by the then owner, Peter Street, of what was then Chapman Containers, later to be CBC.

Matt commented; “I held Peter in high regard and thought that he would be a great mentor. He turned out to be a tough task master with an incredible focus on our customers.

“This focus ingrained into the DNA of the business now and serves us well.”

In that time, he has worked in pretty much every department going including Planning, Production, Warehousing, Transport and Sales. He was promoted to his current role in July 2022.

When asked about his role Matt commented; “It’s all about the team here at CBC and our customers. It’s about delivering on our promises, making people happy, keeping it simple and not forgetting to have a laugh along the way.”

Just for fun…
If you didn’t work in corrugated, what would you do? – Professional Dancer…

A fact people may not know about you – I’m incredible on the Saxophone and played many a Hed Kandi night in the early noughties ?.

What you like to do outside of work – When I’m not on the Sax I enjoy spending time with my girls, Darcey who’s 8 going on 16 and Lara who’s 4. I’m a foodie and counter that by Trail Running. I’m lucky to live in the Ribble Valley, it’s an awesome place to get out in the countryside and enjoy some fresh air.