What is your nickname? Smiler
What would be your dream job? Manager of Millwall FC. I have applied twice in the past but for some unknown reason I was overlooked. I also applied to be the England manager but lost out (narrowly I would expect) to Sven-Göran Eriksson
Who would play you in a movie about your life? I am often told that I resemble a young Donny Osmond so probably him
What is your dream bit of kit? It changes regularly but will always have two doors, a roof that comes down and at least 300bhp. I am currently, however, driving a 'Quickie Samba M' electric wheelchair that has been powered down to 2mph and it won’t be powered back up until either I find a way to circumvent the restrictor or I pass my wheelchair driving test for which there is a three month waiting list. Brmm brmm!!
Who do you admire most in the industry? I can hear the groans now but I am going to go for Barry Hibbert, my CEO at Polestar. There is stiff competition, but he really knows how to drive a business. Anyone that knows me will know there is “no sucking up” involved in my answer but I will probably keep away from the blogs for a while
What is your favourite phrase or saying? So many to choose from: 'one-legged man in an arse kicking contest', 'a plan is only a plan until it meets the enemy', 'quiet as a Butlins salad bar'. My colleagues and mates would probably say it’s when I say 'to cut a long story short' and then don’t
What is your favourite album? Led Zeppelin IV. Not a bad track on it and brings back lots of happy memories that I have no intention of sharing
What is your greatest luxury in life? To be surrounded by the most wonderful family, friends, colleagues and customers in the world who make my life an absolute joy
What’s your greatest fear? Snakes, but thankfully we don’t have too many in Evesham
Who or what makes you laugh? Probably more like what doesn’t make me laugh to be honest
What piece of kit would you like to see invented? A zapper to defeat motor neurone disease and very soon please
Where would you like to be right now? The sun is out, it’s very hot and I would like to be sitting on a nice terrace in Cornwall, under a parasol, looking out to sea with a cold beer
What’s your worst fashion disaster? I have never had one and I cannot believe that James Povey [Polestar marketing director] finished above me in a best-dressed man competition once. It must have been the same adjudicators that appointed Sven over me for England manager
What is the worst kind of print? No such thing. It’s a fabulous medium and long may print continue
What was the best business deal that you’ve pulled off? Probably best kept secret
What was your childhood obsession? To earn £100 per week
How would you like to be remembered? To have never done anything in moderation
What is your greatest ambition? To live long enough to see the end of the DFS Sale
