Name: Chris Horn.

Age: 42.

Education: Newpark Comprehensive School, Dublin; engineering degree at Trinity College, Dublin (TCD).

Family: Married, four children (two boys, two girls), all under 12.

Employment: Functionary at European Commission, Brussels; staff member, TCD computer science department; founded Iona in 1991.

Hobbies: Reading, mostly non-fiction; windsurfing; playing classical guitar.

Why he is in the news: Iona Technologies has just reported record annual results, again.