User:Mtumbuka

Matthews Mtumbuka is a Malawian IT Professional working for the oil giant Shell in Europe based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Matthews also chairs ConnectIT, a network of almost 100 young IT Professionals across the European Shell locations.

Matthews first came to the UK in 2002 under the Rhodes Scholarship. He completed his PhD in Engineering Science at the University of Oxford in 2005.

In Malawi, he is reputed for leading University of Malawi students in a long but successful fight against the Governments 3,000% fee hike. For this and several of his academic and leadership achievements, he was given an unprecedented honour as the "Distinguished 2004 Scholar".

In his spare time, Matthews plays volleyball and is active in toastmasters - a network of public speaking clubs where as Area Governor, he leads the network of clubs in North of Scotland.