Title: Managing director, Silicon & Software Systems, Europe and Asia.

School: St Marys College, Rathmines

University: Trinity College, Dublin.

Marital Status: Married to Niamh.

Children: Niall (9), Maria (8), Michelle (5).

Home: Kilmacud, Dublin

Most important life event: Being born then getting married.

Biggest business break: Being part of the start up team in Silicon & Software Systems.

Biggest business mistake: Lack of language skills and bad at remembering names.

Time of getting up: Weekdays 6:45 a.m. time of waking up one hour later! At weekends. The wake-up time is directly proportional to the time of waking of the children and what mood they are in!

Time of finishing work: I try to leave work between 6 and 9 p.m.

Favourite breakfast: Don't have breakfast.

Form of exercise: Talking about it and joining clubs. Now the ground work is set, I hope to get around to doing some soon.

Holidays: Essential!

Favourite TV programme: Star Trek and The Simpsons.

Favourite Radio programme: Don't have one. . . see commute time.

Car: Audi.

Commuting time: five minutes (with no road works).

Favourite airline: One with realistic fares that doesn't milk the business traveller. . . so still looking.

Worst thing about travel: All that lost time.

Favourite bank: Ulster Bank.

Favourite tipple: Lager.

Favourite pub: Don't have a preference.

Favourite restaurant: Pings, Ernies.

How do you spend your free time: With my family.

What person do you most admire: My wife.

Dying words: I'm off!