Occupation: | Retired from corporate business as a senior executive in major brewing plc and headhunter in a "blue-chip"consultancy.Currently working from home as a Voiceover Artist | Education: | Cranleigh School
Edinburgh University BSc, DMS
Heriot Watt University Dip H-WU | Heritage: | Lived in East Africa for 21 years from birth but attended boarding school in Tanzania from age of 8 and public school in UK from age of 12 | Religion: | Anglican Christian but not practicing | Politics: | Somewhere between Lib Dem and Conservative | Appearance: | Tall, well-built, dark hair and green eyes | Languages Spoken: | Spoken tongue of English, basic French and a smattering of Swahili | Musical Instruments played: | No | Music Enjoyed: | Classical, Country, Folk, Gaelic, 60s music, 70s music, 80s music, I enjoy folk, country and Irish music together with good classical, and the easy listening "pop2 of the "60s" and "70s" | Sports and exercise: | Hockey, Shooting, Have recently retired from hockey, but play golf, ski and shoot |
| Interests and activities: | Crosswords, Eating Out, Flying, Pubs, Theatre, TV, I play serious Bridge at a high level about 4 times a week, and do the "Times 2" crossword daily I have a Private Pilot's Flying Licence, but have not used it for a number of years. I play golf and walk my dogs. I enjoy eating out in quality restaurants, going to the cinema, and occasionally to the theatre. | Animals and Pets: | I have 2 Staffordshire Bull Terriers - brother and sister aged 7 - "JD" and ""Miracle" | Newspapers and magazines: | Evening Standard, The Times | Books: | Dan Brown, J. R. R. Tolkien, Jackie Collins, Jilly Cooper, Wilbur Smith is my favourite author, and I have read all the Dan Brown and Sam Bourne books, plus most of the Jilly Cooper novels | Favourite Films: | Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, Some Like It Hot | Enjoyable evening out: | Cinema, Meal, Wine bar | Favourite Dishes: | Fish and Chips, Lobster Thermidor, Steak and chips | Ideal Holiday: | Safari in Africa, Skiing in the alps, Whitewater rafting in the Rockies | In another life: | I very nearly became a doctor but also relish being a top professional footballer | Personality: | Affectionate, Cheerful, Confident, Extrovert, Friendly, Gregarious, Humorous, Reliable |
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