The A-List: 2008

Born

27th April 1971

Job

Managing partner

Company

CHI & Partners

Work Telephone

+44 (0)20 7462 8500.

Address

7 Rathbone Street, London, W1T 1LY

Fantasy business partner

Simon Cowell.

How do you off-set your carbon footprint?

I never go to bed with the TV on standby.

Greatest influence

My dad.

Clubs

Soho House, Marketing Society, Wacl.

Favourite gadget

My Dualit hand blender.

Desert island objects

My phone, SPF 30 sun cream and a fishing line.

Most-admired politician

Margaret Thatcher, for her balls.

Favourite media

The Daily Telegraph, Grazia, The X-Factor, Heart, Ocado.

Biggest risk taken

Joining CHI in its early days.

Perfect day

Any day that starts with a kipper and ends with David.

Who should play you in the film of your life?

Calista Flockhart.

Career highlights

Lowe Howard-Spink, 1993 to 2002. CHI & Partners, 2002 to date.

Fictional hero

Indiana Jones.

Hidden talent

Victoria Sponge.

Best job outside advertising

Working in Oliver's Burger Bar on Blackburn Market.

Lowdown

Driven, talented and destined for the top job one day, it's testament to CHI & Partners' ability to retain top management that Gold has remained at the agency so long. The industry's most passionate fan of The X Factor and Coronation Street.

Most expensive purchase

My wardrobe.

Why are you good at what you do?

I'm as optimistic as I am paranoid.