Matthew Horn | Chief Operating Officer (Bursar)
Marlborough College Malaysia

Matthew Horn is Chief Operating Officer (Bursar) at Marlborough College Malaysia, a British boarding and day school for more than 1,000 students aged 3 to 18 on a 92-acre campus in Iskandar Puteri. He is responsible for the estate, security, IT, HR, finance and regulatory compliance, including network security, safer recruitment and the school’s risk management and contingency planning. Previously, as Director of Finance and Operations at Bedford Modern School in England, Matthew oversaw a 40-acre site serving nearly 1,300 students and 300 staff, ensuring compliance with inspection, health and safety, and data protection requirements. He also served as Clerk to the Governors and spent four years on the board of Nene Education Trust. Matthew brings a distinctive perspective on proactive risk management from more than two decades in high-stakes environments. As a British Army officer, he served on operations around the world and commanded the largest engineering education and training unit in UK Defence. He also worked as a diplomat at the British Embassy in Washington DC and later led major capital programmes at Amazon. A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Matthew holds an MA in Strategic Studies from King’s College London and a BEng and PGDip from Cranfield University.