Arena has been responsible for operations at head office for the last 12 months and the company's success over this period has culminated in his appointment as managing director.
As well as his time with Exclusive Connections Matthew has four years of corporate finance advisory experience and is a qualified chartered accountant.
Dave Weller, a director for Exclusive Connections said: "Exclusive Connections has progressed substantially over the past 12 months with new members joining the network and new products and services being launched. This will continue with Matthew at the helm, allowing Exclusive Connections to grow further. We wish him every success"
Matthew Arena, Managing Director of Exclusive Connections said: "It is an exciting time for Exclusive Connections, not only is our membership growing but the profile and awareness of the company and our membership is increasing all the time, we now have 48 members throughout the UK.
Our re-branding and online services for brokers have proved to be extremely popular although it is the quality of the service and the excellent relationships developed between our members and their brokers that has been the cornerstone of our success.
"I am looking forward to the challenge and am confident that Exclusive Connections has an even brighter future ahead of it."
