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James Paton

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Chief Information Officer at Genus PLC
📍 Greater Edinburgh Area, United Kingdom

As CIO at Genus PLC, James Paton is a commercially focused leader transforming IT into a strategic business driver. With a background in biotechnology and manufacturing, he holds a BSc in Business Computing and is an Agile Certified Practitioner. Colleagues describe him as having vision, clarity, and passion.

He emphasizes building agile, product-aligned teams that partner closely with the business to help the organization adapt quickly and innovate effectively.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Edinburgh Area, United Kingdom
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Digital Transformation
Leads global technology strategy at Genus PLC, focusing on digital transformations, modernizing IT operating models, and delivering enterprise-scale programs.
Agile Methodologies
Holds an PMI Agile Certified Practitioner certification and is hiring an agile coach to infuse agile values and practices into his teams.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Chief Information Officer
Genus PLC
5-2021 - 4-2024
Director Enterprise Solutions
Genus PLC
9-2018 - 10-2020
CIO - Completion & Production Solutions
National Oilwell Varco
1-2017 - 9-2018
Director Enterprise Architecture
National Oilwell Varco
7-2013 - 1-2017
Director - ERP
National Oilwell Varco
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Education
1998 - 2002
BSc Business Computing
Robert Gordon University
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