Ross Paton

Ross Paton

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  • About me

    Founder, Paton Personnel. Founder, Nomad Now digital recruitment platform.

  • Education

    • University of Cape Town

      1981 - 1986
      LLB,BBusSc Law, Business

      Business Science and Law

    • Westville Boys' High

      1976 - 1980
      Matric
    • Berea West Primary School

      1969 - 1975
  • Experience

    • Gold Fields of SA

      Jan 1987 - May 1989
      Legal Advisor

      Commercial legal advisory

    • Investec

      Jul 1989 - May 1997
      Corporate Finance, Specialised Finance

      Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Raising, RestructuringsBEE Funding Specialised Finance (Project and Structured Finance)

    • Paton Personnel

      Jun 1997 - now
      MD

      Specialist provider of Recruitment and Training services. Impeccable 21 year track record plus extensive client base and large, qualified database.

    • HeartBeet Organic Superfoods Cafe

      Oct 2013 - Dec 2015
      Co-Owner with Thembi Mahlangu

      We created and built an ultra-modern cafe / restaurant in 2013 and opened in November. It was sold to a consortium of Private Equity investors in December 2015 who have now converted the restaurant to "Vuyos".Located in Vilakazi Street, one of the most historically significant streets of Soweto and which is steeped in history. Thrive was a stone’s throw from Nelson and Winnie Mandela’s first home and that of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and near the Hector Pieterson Museum.

    • Nomad Now: Online Hiring of Professionals

      Oct 2016 - now
      Founder

      Nomad Now is The Professional Freelancer Platform™ that fills the gap in the SA on-demand skills market. It is a digital platform for services performed by independent Freelancers. Freelancers sell their professional services to our Clients on terms agreed directly between Clients and Freelancers. We enable direct transacting between Clients and Freelancers to save time and to significantly lower costs. Nomad Now was founded by Ross Paton and Christel Bezou in 2016 and operates independently, but it is powered by Paton Personnel’s huge databases of contacts. Paton’s 20-year track record positions Nomad Now as the perfect partner to put you directly in touch with the best freelancers in the market. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • A+