Dr George Papadatos

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Global Head of Data and AI Strategy at Syngenta Group

United Kingdom

Overview

Dr. George Papadatos is the Global Head of Data and AI Strategy at Syngenta Group, with over 15 years of experience in Pharma and Life Sciences R&D at companies like GSK and Eli Lilly. He holds a PhD from The University of Sheffield. Colleagues describe him as driven, scientifically curious, and a great team player.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Information Seeker

ROI Driven

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Topics They Care About

Data & AI Strategy
His current role is focused on defining and leading the group-level Data and AI strategy for Syngenta, including its operating model and governance.
R&D Digital Transformation
He has a passion for delivering business transformation and has led the implementation of unified data strategies to catalyze digital change in R&D organizations.
Data Literacy
He is proud of the Syngenta Crop Protection R&D Digital Growth Academy being shortlisted for a DataIQ award, highlighting his focus on building people's data capabilities.

Media Appearances

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Work History

6-2025
Global Head of Data and AI Strategy at Syngenta Group
3-2021
Global Head of Data Strategy and Data Assets at Syngenta
10-2019 - 3-2021
Director, Data Strategy for Medicine Design at GSK
1-2019 - 3-2021
Co Lead at FAIRplus
10-2017 - 9-2019
Director, Assay Data Domain Owner at GSK

Education

2006 - 2010
PhD from The University of Sheffield
2005 - 2006
MSc (Distinction) from The University of Sheffield

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Insights For Selling To Dr George

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dr George is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dr George

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dr George move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Dr George take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Dr George

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