1 What was your first job?
I was a shop assistant in our family business – a traditional men’s outfitters.
2 What was your first company car?
A Vauxhall Astra.
3 What did you listen to on your last car journey?
The Chimp Paradox (an audio book by Prof Steve Peters).
4 What one thing do you wish you could do better?
Small talk.
5 What’s your biggest achievement?
Being under-18 Cornwall Golf County Champion.
6 Who are your role models?
My mum, footballer Steven Gerrard, Nelson Mandela and business management author Tom Peters.
7 What’s the stupidest thing you’ve done?
I managed to write-off a new Vauxhall Omega after turning off the traction control.
8 What was the most hotly debated topic at your last meeting?
Deciding who to award ‘Salesperson of the Year’ and what to include in a forthcoming customer survey.
9 What’s in your garage?
A VW Touraeg, old pushchairs, wine, cots and our children’s bikes.
10 What’s the worst thing about your job?
Usually, it’s trying to find a parking space.
11 What one law would you make or change?
I would get rid of all ‘stealth taxes’ and replace them with a single, new income tax.
12 What keeps you awake at night?
New ideas on how to grow the Leaseplan Go fleet.
13 Who is your ideal celebrity date?
Actress Jennifer Anniston.
Bio:
Company Leaseplan UK
Job title Leaseplan Go brand director
Home town Bodmin, Cornwall
Sum up your company in 13 words or fewer:We offer simple vehicle-leasing solutions to SMEs, small business and consumers.