My seven year career at Citibank culminated in the role of Manpower Director for the Asia, Australia, Middle-East, Africa Banking Group, during which time I had two direct reports between me and Walter Wriston!

It felt good.

The job, requiring global travel satisfying up to 42 countries with their manpower needs, prepared me for the life of an international financial services headhunter, a career I have enjoyed for the past 23 years.

My main hobby is representing the music of Jean Sibelius, in which capacity I am priveledged to be the President of the UK Sibelius Society. My book on Sibelius, "Sibelius Reflections", published by the UK Sibelius Society, www.sibeliussociety.com, appeared in 2006.

Otherwise I play a lot of tennis, avoid golf and travel as much as possible.

Syria is wonderful!