Rod Matthews

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Roderick Alfred Matthews MBE (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.

Career

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]

He was awarded the MBE in 1991. [3]

In 1993 Rod Matthews established Scottish Telecom, now known as Thus, as a subsidiary of Scottish Power. [4] He remained the Chief Executive until 1999. [5]

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:

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  4. Vaughan-Adams, Liz (20 December 2001). "Scottish Power paves way for full demerger of telecoms arm Thus". The Independent . London. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  5. Hirst, Clayton (31 March 2001). "Rod Matthews in new net venture". Independent on Sunday . London. Retrieved 27 October 2008.[ dead link ]
  6. "Global Crossing Europe appoints former Scottish Telecom CEO Rodney Matthews". Tax News. 2 June 2000. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  7. "Matthews back in telecoms business". Scotsman. 12 November 2000. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
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