The A-List: 2008

Born

3rd January 1963

Job

Partner

Company

Mother

Work Telephone

+44 (0)20 7012 1963.

Address

10 Redchurch Street, London, E2 7DD

Fantasy business partner

Gordon Gekko.

How do you off-set your carbon footprint?

With difficulty.

Greatest influence

Growing up in Sussex.

Clubs

Soho House.

Favourite gadget

I avoid all gadgets wherever possible.

Desert island objects

My friends, lots of alcohol, and a very big boat.

Most-admired politician

Winston Churchill. He was a force of nature.

Favourite media

The Sunday Times, Brothers and Sisters, Classic FM, Teapalace.com.

Biggest risk taken

Having broken my nose three times, and being much too old, I decided to run out one last time at the Nabs 7s a few years ago it wasn't good.

Perfect day

With Tara.

Who should play you in the film of your life?

Sean Penn.

Career highlights

Unilever, BBH, Mother.

Fictional hero

Ivanhoe.

Hidden talent

I used to play the violin.

Best job outside advertising

Working as a barman in a Sussex pub under the South Downs.

Lowdown

The closest Mother has to an "account man", when Calcraft is not persuading Al and Monkey out of retirement, he's busy reinventing East London nightlife with Shoreditch House and building his business empire, the Tea Palace. Watch out, Starbucks.

Most expensive purchase

Escaping overseas in winter.

Why are you good at what you do?

Optimism and energy.