Do you have any favourite stories from your work life?

Worryingly, I recently discovered that I am a natural at Speed-networking!

Where do you call home and who do you share it with?

West Kirby – family

What is your favourite meal?

Indian

What do you enjoy doing most in your spare time?

Golf, Tennis, Skiing, Sailing, House renovation and gardening

What did you want to be when you grew up?

Ski instructor, British Touring Car Driver, Tranmere Rovers Left Wing, Caldy RFC and England Fly Half

What cause or charity do you care about most?

NSPCC

Where did you grow up?

Wirral Peninsular

What is a little known fact about you?

Made Caldy 1st XV rugby debut playing against John Horton, the then England Fly Half (1983)

What is your earliest memory?

Friday night football at Prenton Park

If you were an animal what would you be?

A black labrador or Bernese mountain dog!

What was the first record you bought and do you still have it?

Stranglers – Go Buddy Go... still in the collection  

Where do you call home and who do you share it with?

Warrington, with my husband Riggers (David) and son Lewis

What is your favourite joke?

What do you call a fish with no eyes – FSH!

What gets you out of bed in the morning?

The alarm clock, snoozed twice before I get up

What did you want to be when you grew up?

A nurse, wouldn’t be any good though as not keen on blood and guts etc

What cause or charity do you care most about?

Any cancer charity, I take part in Race for Life every year – 2012 will be my 6th year

Where did you grow up?

Morley in Leeds – I lived there until I moved to Cheshire aged 22: still haven’t grown up 

If you were told that the world was going to end in six months, what would you do with your remaining time?

I would marry my partner and cram in as much travelling as I could, back to New York, Norway, Australia and Canada

What would you say is your biggest achievement?

Passing my driving test 5th time! Closely followed by giving up smoking

What do you enjoy doing most in your spare time?

I love cooking, shopping and drinking good red wine!

First record purchased?

Karma Chameleon- Culture Club...on picture disc (I still have it!)

What gets you out of bed in the morning?

The alarm clock

What did you want to be when you grew up?

A fashion designer

What is a little known fact about you?

I can’t ride a bike

Who has been the biggest influence on your life? What lessons did that person teach you?

My mum. She has taught me to have faith, be strong and have good manners! Keep those up and there isn't much in life you cant handle!

If you could have the keys to any room in the world, what room would it be?

The chocolate factory from ’Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory’! For obvious reasons of course! 

Tell us about your role within Bathgate

Risk Manager. I underwrite incoming new proposals and monitor our lending portfolio.

Where do you call home and who do you share it with?

Home is Hollins Green and I share it with my wife Sarah and Maisie (my 4 year old Shih Tzu)

If you were told that the world was going to end in six months, what would you do with your remaining time?

Go travelling around the world

What would you say is your biggest achievement?

Convincing my wife to marry me

What do you enjoy doing most in your spare time?

Rugby, dog walking

What is your favourite joke?

Two fish in a tank, one turns to the other and says “do you know how to drive this thing?”

What do you consider to be a must-see place in the world and why?

Alcatraz, San Francisco – Fascinating!

If you could interview anyone, living or dead, who would it be and why?

Murray Walker, he must have some interesting and funny stories

What did you want to be when you grew up?

A ski instructor

What cause or charity do you care most about?

There are too many good causes, all doing good work to choose just one.

Where did you grow up?

Coventry

What is a little known fact about you?

I like my steak cooked blue

If you could have the keys to any room in the world, what room would it be?

The keys to the funhouse – made famous by Pat Sharp and the twins

If you were an animal, what would you be and why?

A bird, so I could fly 

Tell us about your role within Bathgate.

I only work part-time, and am responsible for all ‘animal related’ proposals, eg from vets, pet shops and pet grooming parlours etc. as I have insider knowledge.

Where do you call home and who do you share it with?

West Kirby with my mum and dad, two brothers and my cat, Morty, who sometimes gives me a hard time.

If you were told that the world was going to end in six months, what would you do with your remaining time?

Exactly what I do now... I love my life

What is your favourite meal and why?

Chocolate Rodeos and Tangly Twists (dog treats)

What do you enjoy doing most in your spare time?

Chasing a ball at the side of a rugby or football pitch. Walks are pretty good too and I do need my family around me.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

Working sheepdog but my mother abandoned me when I was very young...but things have worked out ok though.

What is a little known fact about you?

I don’t like other dogs. I consider myself to be a “special four legged human” whereas “four legged dogs” are commonplace.

What is your favourite joke?

"Dogs are really tough....I've been interrogating this one for hours and he still won't tell me who's a good boy"

If you were an animal what would you be and why?

Being a dog (a border collie / bearded collie cross) already... I can’t really answer this one 

Where do you call home and who do you share it with?

My home is in West Kirby with my partner, Craig.

If you were told that the world was going to end in six months, what would you do with your remaining time?

I would spend all my money to go travelling to countries I’ve always wanted to visit, and would spend as much quality time as possible with my family

What would you say is your biggest achievement?

Getting a first for my degree in Animal Welfare and Behaviour

First record purchased:

A tape of the Grease soundtrack

If you could interview anyone, living or dead, who would it be and why?

Sir David Attenborough - he has so much knowledge and experience of wildlife and animal behaviour. He must have so many fascinating stories.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

A vet!

What cause or charity do you care most about?

Wildlife conservation charities such as WWF and RSPB

Where did you grow up?

In a little village in Normandie, France

What is a little known fact about you?

I’m a quarter Austrian! 

Where do you call home and who do you share it with?

Brooklands,  with my wife

If you were told that the world was going to end in six months, what would you do with your remaining time?

SPEND, SPEND, SPEND!

What would you say is your biggest achievement?

Surviving for 64 years through all sorts of adversity

What is your favourite meal and why?

Villa Tiberio’s Risotto con porcini – It is stunning

What do you enjoy doing most in your spare time?

Seeing my granddaughter who was one year old at the end of October, 2011

Where would you consider to be a must-see place in the world and why?

Red Square – it’s a iconic historical venue

If you could interview anyone, living or dead, who would it be and why?

My mother. I would like to hear her opinion of life after death, something she believed in.

Which 4 famous guests would you invite to dinner party and why?

The Beatles – just to hear their experiences

What did you want to be when you grew up?

Rich and famous (failed!!)

What cause or charity do you care most about?

Cancer – having suffered a mild form

Where did you grow up?

Flixton / Urmston

What is a little known fact about you?

I represented Lancashire in an inter counties athletic meeting, in the 80M hurdles

Who has been the biggest influence on your life? What lessons did that person teach you?

My father. If you are going to hit anyone out of anger always use your wrong hand.

What is your earliest memory?

Having a picnic on the beach at Southport

If you could have the keys to any room in the world, what room would it be?

The vault at the Bank of England

First record bought?

Paul Simon Song Book (vinyl L.P) 

If you were told that the world was going to end in six months, what would you do with your remaining time?

Hire a Ferrari

What do you enjoy doing most in your spare time?

Travelling and swimming

What do you consider to be a must-see place in the world and why?

Cuba’s Cayos – pure paradise

If you could interview anyone, living or dead, who would it be and why?

John Lennon, because he had the right idea

Which 4 famous guests would you invite to dinner party and why?

James Martin, Paul O’Grady, Rod Stewart and Paul McCartney – I could sit with Paul O’Grady while Macca and Rod sang and James Martin did the cooking.

What cause or charity do you care most about?

Help for Heroes, Alzheimer’s Society

Who has been the biggest influence on your life? What lessons did that person teach you?

My son, Adam, is in the Army and is about to go on his second tour in Afghanistan. If he can do that, I can do anything!

If you were an animal, what would it be and why?

A humming bird as I could spend every day on the beach in Cuba 

Tell us about your role within Bathgate.

Managing Director... so I think I do a lot but doubt if others would agree...!!

Where do you call home and who do you share it with?

West Kirby, with my wife Cheryl and our two lads, Andy and Craig. There's also our dog, Maggie (who works part-time for Bathgate) and Morty, the cat.

If you were told that the world was going to end in six months, what would you do with your remaining time?

Do the travelling I didn’t do as a teenager... go to as many major sporting events as possible... and enjoy as many big boys toys (bikes/cars/boats etc…) as I could.  All with the family of course.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

Standard stuff really – professional sportsman or fighter pilot

What cause or charity do you care most about?

Animal welfare causes

Where did you grow up?

Born and brought up in Wallasey and moved to West Kirby about 12 years ago. Been on the Wirral all my life.

Who has been the biggest influence on your life? What lessons did that person teach you?

No one in particular – but I do admire people who are content and comfortable in themselves whilst enjoying what they do and what they have achieved.

If you could have the keys to any room in the world, what room would it be?

Chip Foose’s workshop and Jay Leno’s garage

Do you have a favourite quote?

“True character is often revealed in adversity”

If you were an animal, what would it be and why?

One living in my home...it’s a good life.

What was the first record you bought?

“Son of my father” by Chicory Tip