Career
Having trained as a Chartered Engineer, Rod Matthews became Engineering Director at the Central Electricity Generating Board before he went on to run a number of International Computers Limited businesses. He was awarded the Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1991. In 1993 Rod Matthews established Scottish Telecom, now known as Thus, 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 United Kingdom-based business telecoms provider and MVNO
Keycom, a United Kingdom-based provider of internet access to student accommodation. Zamano, an Irish provider of content to mobile network operators.
