The A-List: 2008

Job

Executive creative director

Company

Fallon London

Work Telephone

+44 (0)20 7494 9120.

Address

Fallon , 67-69 Beak Street, London, W1F 9SW

How do you off-set your carbon footprint?

By working on the Eurostar account.

Greatest influence

Graham Hillier, my art teacher.

Clubs

Lincoln City Football Club.

Favourite gadget

My wood morticer.

Desert island objects

My family. A cow. My toolbox.

Most-admired politician

Kinnock, because he seemed real.

Favourite media

Radio Five Live loyalist. The others change daily.

Perfect day

At the beach with Chantal and the children.

Who should play you in the film of your life?

Someone bald.

Career highlights

Agency of the Year 2006.

Fictional hero

Work-lifebalanceman.

Hidden talent

Used to think I was OK in goal.

Lowdown

The laconic Flintham spent a chunk of the year grappling with health issues, but his agency's creative reputation clearly didn't suffer. This year was probably Fallon's best, creatively, to date, and Flintham can take credit for running such a stirling team.

Most expensive purchase

A completely rotten wooden boat.

Why are you good at what you do?

Because being not very good and working in advertising would be awful.