Industry expert, Alan Paton, to lead Qodea in its next era of growth

_{15th January 2025}

Qodea, Europe’s largest dedicated Google Cloud digital transformation partner, today announced the appointment of Alan Paton as CEO.

2024 was a year of strong growth for Qodea, following the strategic merger between CTS and Appsbroker in 2023, and the recent acquisition of cyber specialists, tmc3. The addition of Paton as CEO will allow Qodea to continue this trajectory, driving forward into a new phase of expansion.

Paton comments:
“I am excited to be taking this leadership role and to be working with a superlative team of engineering talent. I am a Google evangelist. I believe in the transformational power of the technology when coupled with dedicated on the ground expertise. My mission is simple. I want leading companies in the UK and Europe to know that, when they need to deploy Google Cloud, they need Qodea."

Paton joins Qodea from PWC, where he was an equity partner. Prior to that, he was Managing Director and FS Industry Lead EMEA, at Google. Earlier, he was managing director financial services at Accenture. As well as extensive practice in the financial services sector, Paton has experience in multiple industries and has worked both in the UK and internationally.

Mike Wilkinson, managing director Marlin Equity Partners London, lead investor in Qodea, commented:
“We are delighted to welcome Alan to the Qodea family at a time of growth in market demand for deep engineering expertise in digital transformation. He brings breadth of proven delivery capability heading major projects for world class clients, and he has a deep knowledge of Google technology and culture. We are confident that his leadership will take Qodea forward at pace into the next stage of the growth journey.”

For more information please contact:

Leanne Kelly
Director of Marketing at Qodea
leanne.kelly@qodea.com