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Alan Paton

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Chief Executive Officer at Qodea
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Alan Paton is the Chief Executive Officer of Qodea, leveraging an extensive background from senior roles at Google, PwC, and Accenture. His career has focused on leading financial services divisions, driving technology-led growth, and building high-performing teams. He is a graduate of the University of Strathclyde.

Outside of work, Alan is an avid and passionate supporter of Scottish rugby. He frequently celebrates the national teams victories, drawing parallels between their on-field momentum and belief and the principles of business execution. He clearly thrives on the energy of live sporting events.

Under his leadership, Qodea is undergoing "super-charged" growth, including hiring 100 Google Cloud engineers for a new office in Buenos Aires.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Alan shows up

Curious
Assertive
Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation.

Priorities

Topics Alan cares about

Rapid Business Growth
He recently celebrated onboarding 50 new employees in six weeks and is leading a major international expansion, showing a clear focus on aggressive, fast-paced growth.
Google Cloud Talent
He is actively building one of the largest concentrations of Google Cloud talent in Latin America and frequently welcomes former Googlers to his team at Qodea.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Chief Executive Officer
Qodea
11-2023 - 1-2025
Partner
PwC
1-2021 - 10-2023
Managing Director - FS Industry Lead EMEA
Google
3-2020 - 1-2021
Managing Director -Financial Services
Accenture
5-2015 - 3-2020
Partner/Managing Director - Head of Sales UK Financial Services
Accenture
In the press

Media appearances

Industry expert, Alan Paton, to lead Qodea in its next era of growth. Featured in Qodea (company blog)
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Qodea appoints Alan Paton as new CEO to drive growth. Featured in Channel Life
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Education

Alan has no verified education history

Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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