Before joining the Midland Bank I had a number of jobs including digging holes and cleaning bacon boilers! Since leaving the Midland Bank in 1976, where I gained invaluable experience as a lender and corporate planner, I have been involved in many business challenges. These have included running several of my own businesses and I have also been involved in several business start ups and rescues in a variety of sectors, the businesses all being profitably sold as going concerns.

I am a professionally qualified banker and am available as a consultant to businesses in all sectors and further information on the provision of debt and mezzanine debt for the property sector can be found on www.propertydevelopmentandinvestmentfinance.com.

Since 2001, I have been a Director of The London Press Club, having initially been Finance Director. I am now Deputy Chairmen with responsibility for the day to day running of the largely voluntary club, concentrating on the expansion and general management. Further details on The London Press Club can be found at www.londonpressclub.co.uk.

I have been involved in endless charity activities for forty years, including the London Press Club Charity Ball, and have always been happy to make speeches or conduct auctions for charities on preferential terms, sometimes free!

In the 1980s I served as a District Councillor and also stood for Parliament.

Most sports interest me and I have been an Arsenal supporter all my life. But as you will have gathered from the introduction, cricket is my passion and I hope to play it for decades to come! I am President of North Curry Cricket Club, and a Vice President of Somerset County Cricket Club.

I am a member of the Royal Commonwealth Society and Club and of Gerry’s Club.

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