Terry Matthews

For other people named Terry Matthews, see Terry Matthews (disambiguation).

Sir
Terry Matthews
OC OBE FREng FIET
Born (1943-06-06) 6 June 1943 (age 81)
Newport, Wales
Nationality
  • Canadian
  • Welsh
Alma materSwansea University
OccupationChairman of Wesley Clover[1]
SpouseAnn Matthews
Children4, including Trevor Matthews

Sir Terence Hedley Matthews OC OBE FREng FIET[2] (born 6 June 1943) is a Welsh-Canadian business magnate, serial high-tech entrepreneur, and Wales' first billionaire.[3][4][5][6][7][excessive citations] He was the richest man in Wales until 2012, when he was surpassed by Sir Michael Moritz.[8]

He has founded or funded over 100 companies in the high-tech communications field,[9] most notably Mitel and Newbridge Networks. He is the chairman of Wesley Clover and the Swansea Bay City Region board. He owns the Celtic Manor Resort, KRP Properties, the Brookstreet Hotel, and the Marshes Golf Club.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "About Us - History". Wesley Clover. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. ^ "List of Fellows". Royal Academy of Engineering. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Canada's Richest People: Terry Matthews". Canadian Business. 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Terence (Terry) Matthews". Forbes. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Forbes Face: Terry Matthews". Forbes. 16 May 2001. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Terry Matthews: A well-connected Celt". The Guardian. 28 October 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Now's the time to be a tech start-up, says Sir Terry Matthews". 4 June 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Sir Terry Matthews' firm in $2bn deal". BBC News. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  9. ^ ""There's a revolution going on," says Terry Matthews of tech industry". Ottawa Business Journal. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.