The A-List: 2008

Born

30th December 1964

Job

Chief operating officer, UK & Ireland

Company

CBS Outdoor

Work Telephone

+44 (0)20 7428 2826.

Address

Camden Wharf, 28 Jamestown Road, London, NW1 7BY

Fantasy business partner

Philip Green.

How do you off-set your carbon footprint?

Pretty well with use of public transport and recycling, pretty badly with my passion for fast cars and racing.

Greatest influence

My grandad.

Clubs

BARC, since I like to go motor racing.

Favourite gadget

V+ on my set-top box.

Desert island objects

iPod, Car, a case of red wine.

Most-admired politician

Ken Livingstone, because he's made some big brave decisions that have made London an even greater place to live and work.

Favourite media

The Independent, Car, Mock the Week, Radio Five Live, bbc.co.uk.

Career highlights

Ten years at Capital Radio and ten years spent at the various incarnations of what is now called CBS Outdoor.

Fictional hero

Harry Palmer.

Lowdown

Oldham can take immense credit for leading its investment plans for the future of advertising on the London Underground. Don't get him started on cross-track projection or digital escalator panels.

Most expensive purchase

A painting by Graham Knuttell.

Why are you good at what you do?

Good strategic thinker, never satisfied with the status quo, constantly looking for ways to make the business more successful and secure.