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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lauren Almeida

European boss of Post Office IT scandal firm Fujitsu to step down

Paul Patterson
Paul Patterson will continue to oversee Fujitsu’s response to the inquiry into the scandal. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

The European boss of Fujitsu, the company behind the Horizon software at the heart of the Post Office IT scandal, is to step down from his role in March.

Paul Patterson, who is the chief executive of the European division of the company, will become non-executive chair of Fujitsu’s UK business, where he will “continue managing the company’s response” to the inquiry into the scandal.

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