Issue 55 | Page 7

1 . WHAT DO YOU DO ?
A :
I ’ m the executive chairman of Ebac , which means I set the direction of the business and others do the management and implementation .
2 :
WHO HAVE YOU WORKED FOR IN THE PAST ?
A :
Westool , Rutherford High Energy Ladoratory .
3 :
BEST PART OF YOUR JOB ?
A :
Seeing people at every level fulfilling their potential .
4 :
IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR JOB THAT YOU REALLY
DON ’ T LIKE ?
A :
Delivering bad news .
5 :
FAVOURITE THING ABOUT WORKING ON AYCLIFFE BUSINESS
PARK ?
A :
Siesta coffee shop .
6 :
WHICH COMPANY / INDIVIDUAL ON THE PARK DO YOU DO
THE MOST WORK WITH ?
A :
Greystone Legal .
7 : WHICH AYCLIFFE BUSINESS OR INDIVIDUAL DO YOU TIP FOR FUTURE SUCCESS ?
A :
There are many great manufacturing businesses on the park , Gestamp stands out because it was started on the park by Bernard Robinson who was a role model for me .
8 : FOUR FAMOUS PEOPLE YOU ’ D LOVE TO HAVE ROUND FOR DINNER AND WHY ?
A : Adam Smith , Peter Shore , Albert Einstien , Tony Blair . Adam Smith knew how to make a nation wealthy over 200 years ago and yet most of our current economists don ’ t . Peter Shore was a very inspirational and honest politician interested in doing good for ordinary people ( and a Brexiteer ), Albert Einstien had the very rare mix of academic achievement and common sense . Tony Blair ( the only one still alive ), I believe he made mistakes but that ’ s easily done in a fast moving world . I would like to know with time , for him to reflect , what he would do differently .
9 : IF YOU COULD DO SOMETHING ELSE IN BUSINESS , WHAT WOULD IT BE ?
A : There isn ’ t anything
10 :
WHO ’ S YOUR FAVOURITE TWEETER ?
A :
Donald Trump .
11 :
HAVE YOU EVER DONE ANYTHING REALLY DARING ?
A :
I got married ( to my first wife ).
12 : WHAT ’ S THE BEST PIECE OF BUSINESS ADVICE YOU ’ VE BEEN GIVEN ?
A : Never chase money , chase success . If you achieve success , money will chase you . Never sweat the small stuff and it ’ s all small stuff . Never take yourself too seriously . Never believe you have all the answers . If all else fails , lower your expectations . Never do today anything that you can leave until tomorrow . Never be proactive . Life is full of contradictions . Keep it simple . Know when to stop .
13 : IF MONEY WAS NO OBJECT , WHAT WOULD BE YOUR IDEAL CAR ?
A :
I ’ m a gadget fan on cars . I bought my current car because the wing mirrors are cameras . I also like cruise control that controls my speed by monitoring the car in front . I believe a computer doing several checks a second is safer than me .
14 : MONEY NO OBJECT , YOUR DREAM HOLIDAY WOULD BE ?
A :
The most important thing on holiday as in life is the people you share it with .
15 : DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE BAND OR TYPE OF MUSIC ?
A :
I love live music . I recently went to the hippodrome and saw “ That ’ ll be the day ” which was brilliant . I once tried to write down my top ten songs and stopped at 40 .
16 :
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT ?
A :
I haven ’ t achieved it yet . I hope I don ’ t run out of time .
17 :
HOW WOULD YOU BEST DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN FOUR WORDS ?
A :
Handsome , witty , ambitious , deluded .
18 :
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS ?
A :
Retired . Or maybe not .
19 : WHO ’ S THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON YOU ’ VE EVER MET ?
A :

NEVER CHASE MONEY , CHASE SUCCESS .

The most important people I ’ ve ever met are my mother and my first wife ’ s mother . They were two exceptional people . They were always honest , down to earth and realistic . Dealing with some difficult times but always looking after others . The second in importance are all the Ebac workers who have turned in , day after day , during difficult circumstances over the last two years
20 :
DO YOU HAVE ANY GUILTY PLEASURES ?
A :
Of course .
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