2degrees
Paul Mathewson has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies. Paul started their career as a Solicitor at Kensington Swan in 1998. Paul then worked as an Associate at Linklaters in 2001 and as a Trading Law & Technical Manager - Regulatory Policy at Tesco Stores Ltd from 2002 to 2007. Paul joined Minter Ellison Rudd Watts as a Senior Associate in 2008. In 2010, they became the General Counsel & Head of Regulatory at 2degrees Mobile, and later held the position of Director of Legal & Business Development until 2018. From 2013 to 2016, they were a Director at TSM New Zealand Limited (Semble). In 2017, they became a Director at the Rural Connectivity Group. Finally, in May 2018, they assumed the role of Chief Commercial Officer at 2degrees Mobile.
Paul Mathewson obtained their LLB (1st Class Hons) from The University of Waikato from 1994 to 1997. Paul studied Law and Science during this period.
2degrees
2degrees is a full service telecommunications provider. We launched in 2009, significantly lowering the cost of mobile for Kiwis, but we've actually been around a little while longer. Back in the 90s a visionary group of Maori challenged the crown through the Treaty of Waitangi and won the rights to 3G spectrum. Despite financial and regulatory adversity a Maori Trust (Hautaki) was established with the challenge of launching New Zealand’s third mobile network. Since then, we’ve been busy. We have built a brand new mobile network, helping us to cover 98.5% of the places Kiwis live and work. In March 2015 we also acquired NZ's fourth largest ISP (Snap), and now offer internet services as well as mobile to Kiwis across the country. We all really believe in what we are trying to accomplish for our customers and New Zealand. We’ve even been lucky enough to be recognised for it along the way, with a number of awards for our customer service over the years.