The A-List: 2008

Job

Chief executive

Company

Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R

Work Telephone

+44 (0)20 7611 6087.

Address

Greater House, Hampstead Road, London, NW1 7QP

Fantasy business partner

Gordon Ramsay.

How do you off-set your carbon footprint?

Insufficiently. Must try harder.

Greatest influence

The Headingley Test Match, 1981. Stay positive and anything is possible.

Clubs

Adam Street, LPV.

Favourite gadget

Roberts DAB radio.

Desert island objects

Golden Lady, Stevie Wonder; Electic Ladyland, Jimi Hendrix; Where's Your Head At?, Basement Jaxx.

Favourite media

The Times, The Week, The Green Wing, Radio 4, cricinfo.com.

Perfect day

Wake up in Ibiza, take call that partners have resigned, fly home.

Who should play you in the film of your life?

Either Belushi.

Career highlights

Working with Mark, Russell, Tony, Alison and Dave.

Fictional hero

Rick Blaine, owner of Rick's Cafe Americain, Casablanca.

Hidden talent

Knife throwing.

Best job outside advertising

Nightclub management, Italy.

Lowdown

Now the holder of the award for "Most Meteoric Rise in Adland" after moving from being the new business director of Bartle Bogle Hegarty to the chief executive of Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R in the space of about eight weeks. Not only is he finding his feet in the agency, but also in how to run it. He has a long way to go to sway the opinions of his doubters, but has some strong guiding hands in the shape of Mark Roalfe and Alison Hoad.

Most expensive purchase

Holidays.

Why are you good at what you do?

I talk a lot, I listen more.