Hi, my name is…
Ross McNaughton
Our amazing Director of IT Operations at SysGroup! Since joining 18 months ago, he has been pivotal in building out our infrastructure and making sure we all do our compliance training!
Learn more about him in this Q&A:
What was your very first job?
A host for events management.
If you could swap jobs with anyone for a day, who would it be?
Rory McIlroy.
If you had to give a TED Talk on something random, what would it be?
How community projects teach you more about leadership than any textbook ever could.
If you could invent one office perk, what would it be?
An “IT Sandbox Room” — a space to get out the bucket and spade.
What’s the most exciting part of your role at SysGroup?
Shaping the infrastructure so it’s not just functional but future-ready, from modern workplace solutions to compliance alignment. It’s that mix of hands-on technical challenges and bigger-picture strategy.
When you’re not working, how do you like to spend your time?
Most often I’m either deep in running a local community centre or spending time at my local church or watching football and keeping up with Rangers and the Scottish national team.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received (work or life)?
There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out.
Quick Fire
Beverage of choice: Coffee or Asahi
Favourite Holiday Destination? St Andrews , Scotland
Dog or Cat? Dog
One word that describes you best? Driven
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