Roderick Alfred MatthewsMBE (born 1943) is a British businessman, involved in the telecoms and IT sector, as well as the founder of Scottish Telecom, now known as Thus.
Careeredit
Having trained as a Chartered Engineer,[1] Rod Matthews became Engineering Director at the CEGB before he went on to run a number of ICL businesses.[2]
Then in June 2000 he became President of Global Crossing Europe.[6] He left that post after just six months and became Chief Executive of VersaPoint.[7]
As of October 2008, Matthews sits on the boards of the following telecommunications companies:
abica, a UK-based business telecoms provider and MVNO[8]
Keycom, a UK-based provider of internet access to student accommodation.[9]
Zamano, an Irish provider of content to mobile network operators.[10]
^Vaughan-Adams, Liz (20 December 2001). "Scottish Power paves way for full demerger of telecoms arm Thus". The Independent. London. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
^Hirst, Clayton (31 March 2001). "Rod Matthews in new net venture". Independent on Sunday. London. Retrieved 27 October 2008.[dead link]
^"Global Crossing Europe appoints former Scottish Telecom CEO Rodney Matthews". Tax News. 2 June 2000. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
^"Matthews back in telecoms business". Scotsman. 12 November 2000. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
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