Six questions ...

What countries have you most enjoyed travelling to, for business or leisure, and why?

I love visiting European cities for short breaks – most recently to Vienna for its great coffee houses and imperial sights. Austrian wine and sachertorte are also amazing!

When you were a child, what was your ideal job? Why did it appeal?

My favourite subject at school was history and the natural way to take that passion forward was to become a history teacher. In the end I decided to take the more commercial route of a business studies and accountancy degree, which helped determine my career.

What was your biggest break in business? Becoming a partner at Chiene & Tait in 2011.

What was your worst moment in business? There’s no single, stand out moment but the rare times when one of our great people has moved on, for whatever reason, it does hurt. One of my biggest areas of focus is on the individual needs of our colleagues, ensuring we are constantly adapting to retain our people.

Who do you most admire and why?

My dad – he has an amazing hard work ethic, he is driven but at the same time has a laid back approach to life.

What book are you reading and what music are you listening to? What was the last film you saw? I’m reading ‘This is going to hurt: secret diaries of a junior doctor’ by Adam Kay – a highly enjoyable and humorous account about the life of a junior doctor in the NHS. I’m currently listening to Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi and Life in Cartoon Motion by Mika – great music to listen to on my daily walk home from the office. The last film I saw was The Death of Stalin, which is actually a comedy about a horrific period in history, set during the Soviet dictator’s last days and the chaos of the regime after his death. This ties in with my love of history.