The A-List: 2008

Job

Director

Company

Freud Communications

Work Telephone

+44 (0)20 3003 6601.

Address

19-21 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3DX

Fantasy business partner

Jean-Louis Chave. We'd set up a vineyard in the Languedoc and piss all over that Hegarty stuff.

How do you off-set your carbon footprint?

I don't. Off-setting is not the answer.

Greatest influence

Fine red wine.

Clubs

The Hospital, Milk & Honey, Forest Green Rovers fanclub.

Favourite gadget

I'm trying to kick the gadget habit.

Desert island objects

Sunscreen, sun-hat, shades.

Most-admired politician

David Drew (Labour MP for Stroud and fellow FGR fan). Not afraid to be his own man and hater of the long-ball game.

Favourite media

The Guardian, Elle Decor, Soccer AM, Radio Five Live, www.fgrfc.co.uk.

Biggest risk taken

Joining an ad agency instead of becoming a diplomat. Messed up there, didn't I?

Perfect day

One that involves sleep, sun, sex and wine. I'm not choosy about what order they come in, though.

Who should play you in the film of your life?

Ant or Dec (maybe both).

Career highlights

1991, first worked in advertising (Ogilvy & Mather); 1992, first worked with David Muir; 1996, first worked with Martin Jones; 1998, first worked with Rory Sutherland; 1999, first worked with Dave Waters, Gary Duckworth, Ivan Pollard and Andy Tilley; 2000, first worked with Hugh Cameron; 2007, first worked with Freud.

Fictional hero

Asterix.

Hidden talent

Pedantry.

Best job outside advertising

Working in a record shop.

Lowdown

It was a funny old year for Vick after DFGW was swallowed up by Matthew Freud's empire, plunging the former shop into a no-man's land. What now? Expedia rumbles on, but could "Let yourself go" be symptomatic of a wider sentiment? Adland, after all, hankers for Vick's client-facing skill and strategic talent.

Most expensive purchase

A Jasper Morrison sofa.

Why are you good at what you do?

I let other people get on with their jobs.