Paul was part of the team that created Towergate in 1997. 

He started his career with Royal Insurance before moving to TSB with responsibilities for non-life insurance development.

In 1983, he became marketing manager for ITT London & Edinburgh. 

In 1992 he joined Economic Insurance and was part of the management buyout team, leaving Hiscox to create Towergate. Paul was Group Communications Director before becoming a non-executive director in 2005.