The A-List: 2008

Born

1st January 1974

Job

Managing partner

Company

Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO

Work Telephone

+44 (0)20 7616 3500.

Address

151 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5QE

Fantasy business partner

Simon Cowell.

How do you off-set your carbon footprint?

Lying down and doing nothing a lot.

Greatest influence

The voices in my head.

Clubs

LA Fitness (lapsed).

Favourite gadget

Whatever is the new new thing that I don't own.

Desert island objects

Bucket. Spade. Sieve.

Most-admired politician

Boris Johnson. Makes his point and makes people smile simultaneously.

Favourite media

The Times, Business 2.0, The Shield, Radio 2, Pandora.

Biggest risk taken

Wearing yellow.

Perfect day

Playing in the sandpit with my two-year-old son.

Who should play you in the film of your life?

Boris Johnson.

Career highlights

Getting a job at AMV BBDO. Keeping a job at AMV BBDO.

Fictional hero

Tintin.

Hidden talent

I dance well for a big man.

Best job outside advertising

Bricklayer.

Lowdown

The AMV BBDO lifer has been a big asset for the agency. He is, along with George Bryant, the main driving force behind the shops superb new business record this year, which stands at 14 wins out of 17.

Most expensive purchase

My wife's engagement ring.

Why are you good at what you do?

I evoke sympathy in all.