What's your favourite restaurant? Chez Gurteen - the current Mrs Gurteen is a whizz in the kitchen.

Do you prefer healthy food or junk food? Healthy. I'm running the London Marathon this year and I've used For Goodness Shakes as part of a lifestyle change to get me fit and healthy. I was becoming a fat account manager!

What is your favourite meal? Pan-fried foie gras followed by lobster thermidor and spotted dick & custard.

Your favourite tipple? An '82 Petrus - my marketing director offered me a bottle if I opened the Somerfield account. We're in Somerfield but I have yet to see the plonk.

What would you rescue from your house if it was burning down? My wife, my cat and my PC in that order.

What gadgets do you carry around with you? Phone, PDA, TomTom, PC. Sad, isn't it?

What was the last film you went to see at the cinema? The Last King of Scotland. Compared with Apocalypto, it was pretty pants.

What are your pet hates? Hamsters, mice and parrots. They're all pointless.

What's the best holiday you've ever had? Backpacking around the world at 22.

If you weren't talking to us, what would you be doing? Interviewing someone. It's so difficult to find great people!

Do you prefer rugby, football or cricket? Is there a choice? Football and cricket are for namby-pambies.