Geoffrey Leonard Matthews

Matthews was born to Joan, who had conceived him with Charlie Mann, a Canadian serviceman based in England while awaiting return to his home country at the end of World War II.

Unwilling to raise a child who would be stigmatised as illegitimate, and with Mann now gone, Joan arranged for Matthews to be adopted; he grew up in a family of farm labourers that picked hops for a living.

[5][full citation needed] This involved working on the Citroën AX, BX, series 2 CX as well as XM.

[citation needed] During his time at Citroën, Matthews also spearheaded the EOLE project,[6] which was displayed at the 1986 Geneva Motor Show, and pioneered developments in aerodynamics and design.

"[7] Following his time at Citroën, Matthews took up key positions in a number of companies including; Styling International (a subsidiary of Hawtal Whiting Design), MGA Developments, Geoff Matthews Design, Facel Vega Motors, Connaught Motor Company.