About Us

Paton has grown to become an award-winning, leading recruitment company in South Africa; a dominant recruitment provider in the Financial Services sector and far beyond. We are also well regarded for the continuity of our staff complement and depth of management.


Providing employers with top professional, technical talent for over 25 years, we have become the go-to home for SA’s best talent and top employers. Our trusted recruitment Consultants have extensive technical industry knowledge. We have over 30 staff to support you nationally, from our offices in Hyde Park Shopping Centre in Johannesburg.

Our core focus sectors include Banking & Financial Services, Accounts & Finance, IT, Legal, Risk & Compliance, Insurance, Actuarial, Engineering, and Property. Paton Personnel is also the owner of Nomad Now which was launched in 2019 as a lowest cost, self-help, online recruitment platform.

Smart search & match functionality & intuitive online ordering processes enable fast hiring of all flexi & perm talent on Nomad Now. Inquire-Interview-Correspond-Checks-Order! Largest sector focuses include IT, Accounts & Finance, Marketing & Branding plus extensive representation across all technical occupations from grad level up to c-suite execs.

Hyde Park Offices, Johannesburg

Meet Our Founder

After 25 years, Ross continues to serve the Paton businesses with passion.

The business is as stimulating to me today as it was when we founded it over 25 years ago. We service highly specialist and complex recruitment areas and we dedicate ourselves to finding inspiring opportunities for our candidates and assisting them in securing these roles. We are proud that our clients have long seen us as their ‘go-to’ solution for their toughest technical recruitment needs. Our biggest strength is our people - smart, committed and highly respected in the industry by clients and candidates who appreciate their longevity and loyalty.

Hyde Park Offices, Johannesburg

Meet Our General Manager

Sue is testament to our philosophy of professional management.

She is ideally placed as General Manager to run the business having been at Paton for 5 years and previously held senior roles in recruitment both in agency and in large corporates including Absa, Adcorp and Investec.

Sue continues our emphasis on ‘smart’, managing all our teams and assisting recruiters across 10+ desks with strategy, training and support. Her leadership style creates and maintains highly motivated teams.

We suggest that new and existing Clients set up a meeting with Sue to catch up on what we can do for them.

What makes Paton Personnel a leading recruitment agency?

Long-standing relationships

We have been providing employers with top professional, technical talent for over 25 years. We have very established relationships with South Africa’s leading employers. Our clients trust that we will deliver on even the toughest and most complex recruitment mandates.

Industry experts

Our team comprises over 30 staff and our key differentiator is and has always been the depth of specialist knowledge of our staff in their niche recruitment fields.

Reputation and recognition

We guard our impeccable reputation fiercely through our emphasis on great service and results. Paton Personnel continues to receive numerous awards and is recognised as one of South Africa’s leading recruitment companies.

Recruitment Specialists

We work across all South African industry sectors but specialise in the areas below.

Investment Banking

Investment
Banking

Financial Markets, Wealth and Investment

Financial Markets,
Wealth and Investment

Strategic Change and Performance Improvement

Strategic Change &
Performance Improvement

Accounting, Finance and Internal Audit

Accounting, Finance &
Internal Audit

HR, Marketing and Communications

HR, Marketing &
Communications

Banking, Sales & Property

Banking, Sales &
Property

Legal and Company Secretarial

Legal & Company
Secretarial

Credit Risk and Compliance

Credit, Risk
& Compliance

Information Technology

Information
Technology

Engineering

Engineering

Actuarial and Insurance

Actuarial & Insurance

Paton Personnel PMR Awards

Paton received prestigious Diamond and Gold awards at the PMR Africa Awards 2022!

These awards celebrate excellence in the industry.

PMR Award Team
  1. 2022

    • Legal › Diamond Arrow
    • Insurance › Golden Arrow
    • Financial › Golden Arrow
    • Banking › Golden Arrow
    • Accounting › Golden Arrow
  2. 2021

    • Legal › Diamond Arrow
    • Insurance › Diamond Arrow
    • Banking › Golden Arrow
    • Financial › Golden Arrow
    • Accounting › Golden Arrow
  1. 2020

    • Legal › Diamond Arrow
    • Banking › Golden Arrow
    • Financial › Golden Arrow
    • Accounting › Diamomd Arrow
  2. 2019

    • Legal › Diamond Arrow
    • Accounting › Golden Arrow
    • Banking › Golden Arrow
    • Financial › Golden Arrow
  1. 2018

    • Legal › Diamond Arrow
    • Banking › Golden Arrow
    • Accounting › Golden Arrow
  2. 2017

    • Financial › Diamond Arrow
    • Insurance › Diamond Arrow
    • Legal › Diamond Arrow
  3. 2016

    • Insurance › Diamond Arrow
    • Legal › Diamond Arrow
    • Banking › Golden Arrow