Paul Manville.
Digital Transformation. Culinary Expertise. West Country Soul.
Twenty years of enterprise transformation in financial data with a 'Mise En Place' philosophy.
From navigating global automation at LSEG to navigating the Devon moors, I build order out of complexity.
Current Leadership
Low Code & Automation @ LSEG
Architecting managed services built on the Power Platform and Azure to drive safe, secure and scalable Digital Transformation, through easy to access platforms and improved Digital literacy. Governance, community and learning.
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Racal & Vodafone
Apprenticed with Racal Electronics, working on early Vodafone handsets and the Clansman military radio systems.
Strategic Impact
Results-Led Transformation
Head of Benchmarks Business Operations - Delivered significant growth through standardized business operations and new commercial strategies.
Average efficiency savings per team for automation projects at Reuters that eliminated repetitive manual overhead.
EMEA Infrastructure Service Manager - Sustained global network availability through predictive data analytics and big data concepts.
Head of Benchmarks Business Operations - Architected frameworks ensuring full compliance with global Benchmark Regulations.
2026 Snapshot
What I'm doing now
Professionally
Designing new ways to leverage Agentic AI and Low Code Automation, enabling new capabilities thorugh effective governance and education.
Projects
Home renovations: Bethan's bedroom, finishing the solar electrics for the shed, and finally building the new bike shed.
Reading
Revisiting classic sci-fi, starting with Peter F Hamiltons Salvation Sequence, and exploring the latest research on AI governance and safe automation.
Getting Physical
Working hard in the gym and with my physio to shake off injuries, training for the Great West Run in May, and exploring Devon's moors and beaches with family and friends.
The Lab
Inspired by our own challenges, building a Menu Planner App with tried and tested recipes, individual calculated nutritional requirements, and automated shopping list and pantry management.
On The Water
Want to reconnect with my passion for the sea, working towards my RYA Coastal Skipper qualification.
The Anchor
Home
The Westcountry is the ideal base for us, with easy access to wild beaches, remote moors, and everything in between. Family is everything, and Joanne and Bethan are my non-negotiable priority.
My Real World Copilot
The Indispensary
My wife Joanne is the founder and CEO of The Indispensary. Her strategic brilliance is a constant source of inspiration.
Discover Her WorkMise En Place
Discipline and Detail
My culinary background fostered a passion for excellence, logic and precision. Working in Michelin star restaurants, and as a Head Chef achieving 2 AA Rosettes, a Bib Gourmand and Les Routiers South West Pub of the Year.
The Signal in the Noise
Decode History
2026 Reading List
Continuous Iteration
Currently Reading
Salvation Sequence by Peter F. Hamilton — Revisting classic Sci-Fi and exploring grand-scale systems thinking through hard sci-fi.
Night Watch by Terry Pratchett — Winter comfort reading and potential specialist subject.
Core Frameworks
My current reading for work, with a focus on Agentic AI Governance and scaling Low Code Ecosystems within highly regulated environments.
Agentic Artificial Intelligence by Pascal Bornet — Regarded as a foundational text in the field.
Agentic AI Systems: Foundations, Patterns and Architectures by Alejandro Agustin Garcia Polo — Introduces the "MUTTA" architecture "Manager, Utilities, Tools, Agents".
Enterprise Guide for Implementing Generative AI and Agentic AI by Shakuntala Gupta Edward — Essential concepts for enterprise implementation.
On the List
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead.
The Book That Held Her Heart by Mark Lawrence.
Butter by Asako Yuzuki.
A World Appears by Michael Pollan.
Humans: The Evolution of a Species by Alice Roberts.
The Archive
The Secret World of Weather by Tristan Gooley — A fascinating read and full of fantastic insights for the outdoor explorer.
The Trees by Percival Everett — Comic horror is certainly one way of describing this tale. Powerful, harsh, as disturbing as it is prescient.
A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke — An incredible biography from one of my favourite actors. Vivid recollection of England in the 70s.
Visual Narrative
The Lens
Life in pictures—from the kitchen to the moors.
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