Hidden CEO: Alexander Paterson Leading WhatJobs Global Revolution
Summary
We encourage directors to meet in person annually—not for routine updates, but to foster relationships and spark the kind of ideas that can only happen face-to-face. My role is to stay deeply connected to the businesss engine room—building systems, driving innovation, and ensuring our technology delivers on its promise. Many businesses overpromise about work-life balance or cultural diversity policies while offering surface-level perks like bean bags and table tennis. People are smart enough to make their own decisions: do they want to work somewhere that talks ethics while playing games or be part of a company where theyre valued as individuals? A DNA test I did a few years back revealed Im of Russian descent, yet I have an Irish mother, a Scottish father, and I live on the Isle of Man.