Name: Pat Smallcombe.

Title: Managing director, WarnerLambert, Consumer Healthcare.

School: St Albans RC (Pontypool).

University: University of Wales.

Marital Status: Single.

Children: None.

Home: Lansdowne.

Most important life event: The death of my parents.

Biggest business break: One bleak Tuesday evening, coming across a useful clause on a legal agreement.

Biggest business mistake: Perhaps being overly committed.

Time of getting up: 6.30 a.m. weekdays, weekends 9 a.m. 10 a.m.

Time of finishing work: 7.30 p.m. 8 p.m.

Favourite breakfast: Full Irish in the form of Sunday brunch.

Form of exercise: Soft ball, walking and cycling holidays.

Holidays: Californian coast (Santa Barbara).

Favourite TV programme: The Simpsons.

Favourite radio programme: Loose Ends Ned Sherin, Radio 4.

Car: BMW.

Commuting time: 25 minutes.

Favourite airline: My least favourite is Delta.

The worst thing about travel: Having eyes that don't seem to fit when you get there.

Favourite bank: I'm not very fond of banks but they're a necessity.

Favourite tipple: Guinness.

Favourite pub: The Pembroke.

Favourite restaurant: Lloyds.

How do you spend your free time: Fly fishing, reading and enjoying Dublin's great social life.

What person do you most admire: Charles Darwin for pursuing his beliefs and finding order in chaos.

Dying words: That was a bit of a laugh.