Executive Change: Chris Mathews to Columbia Ultimate as Product Strategist

Columbia Ultimate, a leader in technology and integrated solutions for the collection industry, recently welcomed Chris Mathews as product strategist. In this role Mathews will work with Columbia Ultimate’s clients to understand their needs, and determine which product features and benefits will help them be more effective with their collections.

Prior to joining Columbia Ultimate, Mathews spent 23 years with Nationwide Recovery Systems (NRS) managing a staff of over 300 and serving clients in the commercial, consumer and healthcare markets. During his time with NRS he served as CFO, CIO, and for the past seven years as company president.

Chris Mathews

“Chris’ extensive experience in the collections industry and strong working knowledge of our flagship software, The Collector System, will serve our clients well,” said Columbia Ultimate President and CEO R. Fred Houston.

Mathews will also work with Columbia Ultimate’s marketing group and product managers to assist in messaging and helping to determine product feature sets.

Established in 1979 and headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., Columbia Ultimate is a privately held corporation servicing healthcare, collections agencies, debt buyers, banking and finance, retail and government sectors.

The Columbia Ultimate family of companies includes Columbia Ultimate, RevQ, HealthWare Inc. and The Intelitech Group. RevQ provides industry leading software solutions and consulting services to improve collections in the government sector. The Intelitech Group is a business management and debt recovery consulting company that provides technology solutions designed to enhance profitability. HealthWare Inc. provides collections solutions to the healthcare industry.

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