Paul Thandi CV

Age: 51 Married with three children and a black Labrador

Lives: Near Stratford-upon-avon Background: “I’m a West London boy, born and bred”

Education: University of Bournemouth

Career: Worked at media firm Blenheim for seven years, before it was bought out by United Business Media. Later Miller Freeman, San Franciscobased publisher of trade books and magazines. Joined media and information services business CMP Media in 2000 before moving to NEC in 2005.

 I was star struck when … “I met Stevie Wonder. I listened to him when I was 10 years old and suddenly he was in my arena!”