Name: Stephen Day.

Title: Managing Director, DHL.

School: Wrekin College.

College: University of Manchester.

Marital Status: Married.

Wife: Sara.

Children: Alexander (12), Lucy (9)

Home: Johnstown, Co Meath.

Membership of Clubs: No golf club would have me.

Most important `life' event: Being born.

Biggest business break: Qualifying as an accountant.

Biggest business mistake: Thinking I could be an accountant.

Personal bank: Bank of Ireland.

Time you get up: Depends when I go to bed.

Favourite breakfast: Full Irish.

Form of exercise: Full Irish.

Holidays: West Cork and the US.

Favourite TV Programme: Anything on the Discovery channel.

Favourite radio programme:

Today on BBC Radio 4 and The Last Word on Today FM.

Car: Mitsubishi Pajero.

Commuting time: 40 minutes.

Car miles per year: 30,000.

Air miles per year: Never counted.

The worst things about travel: Delayed flights.

The best thing about travel: Getting home.

Favourite tipple: Bordeaux red wine.

Favourite restaurant for business: Commons, Dublin.

Favourite restaurant for dinner: Red Bank, Skerries.

Dying Words: "Nothing in moderation".