“Don’t send me flowers when I’m dead. If you like me, send them while I’m alive”
Describe yourself in three words.
Driven, approachable, fair.
What’s your biggest professional achievement?
Developing a high performing team.
How did you get to where you are today?
Hard work, dedication and an appreciation of teamwork.
What does a typical day look like for you?
No one day is the same, that is why I love it.
What have been the highlights of your company’s history, in your opinion?
The highlights are achieving something together.
What is your pet hate?
Email. People should talk to each other more.
Give us a positive prediction for the food industry over the next 12 months.
Brexit should encourage us to eat more UK grown/produced food.
What do you consider to be the most important attributes for a leader?
No one is greater than the team.
Who do you most admire?
Our armed forces, endangering their lives for our good.
Which people/organisations or companies are the ones to watch right now?
National Flexible.
Which words do you most overuse?
Brill.
If you weren’t in your current position, what else might you be doing?
Playing cricket or golf.
Tell us something about yourself that few people know.
I paint with watercolour in my spare time.
Any vices?
To many to list.
What single thing would most improve the quality of your life?
Spending more time with my daughters.
How do you relax?
Playing golf and being with my daughters (not at the same time).
How would you like to be remembered?
Brian Clough had it right: “Don’t send me flowers when I’m dead. If you like me, send them while I’m alive.”
