Name: Ken Coldrick.

Title: Managing director, International Financial Systems.

School: St Patrick's Classical, Navan.

Marital status: Married to Julie, with two sons (10 and 3) and one daughter (7).

Home: Dalkey, Co Dublin.

Most important life event: Getting married to Julie (my first taste of success).

Biggest business break: Not drowning while in the Merchant Navy.

Biggest business mistake: Spending two much time perfecting golf.

Time of getting up: 6.30 a.m.

Time of finishing work: 7 p.m.

Favourite breakfast: It doesn't matter as long as it comes from the frying pan.

Form of exercise: Golf, walking, and jumping up and down while watching Blind Date on TV.

Holidays: The Killarney Park Hotel and Jumeirah Beach in Dubai.

Favourite TV programme: Breakfast with Frost and Rugrats.

Favourite radio programme: The Sunday Supplement on Today FM.

Car: Volvo.

Commuting time: 30 minutes.

Favourite airline: Singapore Airlines.

Favourite bank: All of them that buy our products.

Favourite tipple: Millar, Singapore sling, milk (not all together).

Favourite pub: King's Inn in Dalkey or Harry's Bar in Singapore.

Favourite restaurant: Julie's in Dalkey!

How do you spend your free time: What free time?

Person you admire most: The Pope.

Dying words: Damn. . . at least there won't be any venture capitalists there.