What countries have you most enjoyed travelling to, for business or leisure, and why?
Spain, Norway and USA. I have personal connections with them. They also present the right mix where you can enjoy all the entertainment opportunities of large cities, escape to amazing National Parks, and enjoy delicious food!
When you were a child, what was your ideal job? Why did it appeal?
I was always interested in science and engineering. The idea of understanding how something works and that I could fix it if I broke it was a revelation!
What was your biggest break in business?
When I learned not to put limits to my creativity.
What was your worst moment in business?
Realising that if we do not get things right now, we are driving future generations to a point of no-return.
Who do you most admire and why?
Ada Lovelace for her vision - truly inspiring!
What book are you reading and what music are you listening to?
“The Remains of the Day”. With some many unprecedented changes around us, it is good to reflect on what we can build on going forward.
I’m listening to James Bond theme songs. A bit of nostalgia going on right now.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
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