In October John Paterson, IBM's chief procurement officer, moved to Shenzhen, China, the first time the head of a company-wide function at the firm has been based outside America.

去年十月，IBM的首席采购官John Paterson迁往中国深圳，这是该公司内部职能部门的首席官员首次被派驻在美国以外的地区。

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Prof John Paterson from Aberdeen University said dividing the resources would not be a simple process.

BBC: Scotland politics

John Paterson, 61, denied attacking both his victims in August 2011 after giving them drinks and inviting them to stay overnight in his spare room.

BBC: John Paterson abused sleeping guests in Glasgow home

Another of the DHI papers on oil and gas, written by John Paterson and Greg Gordon of Aberdeen University, underlines the uncertainties that the move to independence could introduce to a sensitive investment market.

BBC: Scottish independence: energy's alternating currents