The A-List: 2008

Born

2nd November 1955

Job

President and Chief Executive

Company

Grey EMEA

Work Telephone

+44 (0)20 3037 3000.

Address

215-227 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PN

Fantasy business partner

Mick Jagger. Global brand, longevity, high margins? and he still rocks.

How do you off-set your carbon footprint?

Recently switched to a Lexus Hybrid.

Greatest influence

The pursuit of excellence.

Clubs

Home House, RAC, Annabels.

Favourite gadget

Hand-held Sudoko.

Desert island objects

Solar-powered iPod; the object of my desire, my husband Jeffrey, a helicopter.

Most-admired politician

Winston Churchill. For galvanising and leading a nation.

Favourite media

Financial Times, Vanity Fair (and Campaign, of course), House, WSJ.com.

Biggest risk taken

Trading in Bergdorf Goodman's for Harrods.

Perfect day

Morning workout, a great meeting, a smart hire, a few laughs.

Who should play you in the film of your life?

Angelina Jolie, of course!

Career highlights

The 1980s, up the ranks at Grey New York. Executive vice-president Grey New York in 1988. Move to London as global account director of Mars in 1996. President Grey Worldwide EMEA in 2000. President Grey Global Group EMEA in 2002. Chief executive officer, Grey Global Group EMEA in 2004.

Fictional hero

Howard Roark.

Hidden talent

Cordon-bleu chef.

Best job outside advertising

Teen journalist.

Lowdown

Driven, driven and driven are the three best words to describe Carter. She's also proud of her network's achievement in winning the Euro Effies three years on the bounce. However, this doesn't quite gloss over the fact the London agency still needs a lot of work, and the hiring of David Patton is a big risk that needs to pay off.

Most expensive purchase

My Aspen getaway.

Why are you good at what you do?

Tenacity, drive and great partnerships.