Name: Brian Keating.

Title: Managing director, Global Knowledge Network, UK, Ireland, Eastern Europe and Middle East.

School: Franciscan College, Gormanston, Co Meath.

University: UTS, Sydney, Australia.

Martial Status: Married to Lesley.

Children: Jack (2) and Ella (1).

Home: Hurley, by Heathrow.

Most important life event: Birth of my children.

Biggest business Break: Recruited to launch Apple computers business in Russia CIS in 1992.

Biggest business mistake: Not selling my Apple stock early enough and not buying Dell stock early enough.

Time of getting up: 5.45 a.m. with the children.

Favourite Breakfast: Black pudding, crispy bacon, potato cakes and eggs sunny side up as they say in the US. Form of Exercise: Rowing and swimming.

Holidays: Sydney, home from home; Sienna, the world's coolest city; and the Napa Valley for the food and wine.

Favourite TV programme: Have I got news for you.

Favourite Radio: Eamon Dunphy on Today FM.

Car: Jaguar.

Commuting time: 20 minutes.

Favourite airline: Aer Lingus.

The worst thing about travel: Delays.

Favourite Bank: Bank of Ireland.

Favourite tipple: Tanqueray and tonic, Aussie Shiraz.

Favourite Pub: Rosie O'Grady's, Moscow (across from the Kremlin), obviously not somewhere I can go every Friday night!

Favourite Restaurant: Mustard's, St Helensburgh, Napa Valley, California.

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

Person you most admire: Nelson Mandela.

Dying words: Do it . . . now.