Mathew (Mat) Harris

Mathew (Mat) Harris is a nationally recognized leader in corporate restructuring and professional services, with over 35 years of experience helping distressed businesses return to profitability across Canada.

Mat retired in 2024 after a distinguished career at Deloitte, where he most recently served as Vice-Chair, one of the firm's most senior partners, and previously as Managing Partner of Deloitte Private (2019–2024), leading the firm's private company service offerings nationally. Earlier, as Regional Managing Partner of Deloitte Atlantic Canada (2012–2019), he rebuilt the practice into the largest professional services firm in the region, growing the team from 300 to over 700 professionals. He also led Ernst & Young Atlantic Canada (2006–2012).

Mat's background is rooted in Restructuring Services, where he has been regarded as a leading Canadian professional for over three decades, leading major commercial restructurings including Jazz Air, Icicle Seafoods, Sydney Steel Corporation, and NewPage Port Hawkesbury.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Dalhousie University (1984) and is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional (CIRP, Gold Medalist, 1990), Licensed Trustee in Bankruptcy, and Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant (FCPA).

Mat is also a longtime community leader in Atlantic Canada's curling and sporting communities, having chaired several national championships including the 2003 Nokia Brier, the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, and the 2019 Memorial Cup.