Chris Paton

BIO

Chris Paton was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Marines and is now a keynote speaker who works with CEOs and Senior Management in organisations, helping them to become more productive and valuable environments. He has a decade of experience leading complex transformation and culture change at corporate level, through ‘learn and solve’ methodologies. Previously, Chris was strategic adviser to the French Ministry of Defence and was the first non-French student to rank in the top 5% of the French Military Strategic Promotion Course. He was later promoted into a role in the Ministry of Defence and during this time was responsible for extraction of all UK combat forces from Afghanistan. Chris provided key guidance and advice to the Defence Board and National Security Council which included dialogue with 10 Downing Street.

SKILLS

Risk Management | Conference Speaker | Increasing Profitability | Business Turnarounds | Government Consultancy | Strategic Business Growth | Cross-Cultures & Industries | Large Scale Transformation | Leadership & Team Building | Strategic Planning | Strategic Partnerships

ACHIEVEMENTS

Royal Marines - Lieutenant Colonel Royal Marines - Lead Operational Planner French Ministry of Defence - Strategic Advisor Quirk Solutions - Founder and CEO UK Ministry of Defence - Director of Strategy and Plans Author - Harvard Business Review Strategy Magazine - Published Article on Agile Strategy Publications - Amazon Number One Best Seller | Purposeful People