Roderick Alfred Matthews MBE (born 1943) is a

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businessman, involved in the

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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 o ...

Career

Having trained as a Chartered Engineer,Keycom: About Us
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before he went on to run a number of ICL businesses. He was awarded the MBE in 1991. In 1993 Rod Matthews established Scottish Telecom, now known as

, as a subsidiary of

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. He remained the

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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

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*''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