Roderick Alfred Matthews

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(born 1943) is a British businessman, involved in the

telecoms Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...

and IT sector, as well as the founder of Scottish Telecom, now known as

Thus Thus was a telecommunications provider operating in the United Kingdom based in Glasgow, Scotland. The company was once listed on the London Stock Exchange and became a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW). Following the acquisition of ...

Career

Having trained as a Chartered Engineer,Keycom: About Us
/ref> Rod Matthews became Engineering Director at the CEGB before he went on to run a number of ICL businesses. He was awarded the

in 1991. In 1993 Rod Matthews established Scottish Telecom, now known as

, as a subsidiary of Scottish Power. He remained the Chief Executive until 1999. Then in June 2000 he became President of Global Crossing Europe. He left that post after just six months and became Chief Executive of ''VersaPoint''. As of October 2008, Matthews sits on the boards of the following telecommunications companies: *''abica'', a UK-based business telecoms provider and MVNO *''Keycom'', a UK-based provider of internet access to student accommodation. *''Zamano'', an Irish provider of content to mobile network operators.Zamano website
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References

1943 births Living people British businesspeople Members of the Order of the British Empire {{UK-business-bio-1940s-stub