The great thing about my job is… Working with some great people and winning some great export business for NZ by way of increased convention and incentive arrivals.
My greatest achievement is… Getting some much needed convention facilities built in Auckland and Christchurch in double quick time
The challenge for industry is… Recruiting and retaining a great team both here and in Australia who deliver far in excess of what could be reasonable expected with the resources available to them
The biggest thing in MICE this year will be… Dealing with the inevitable downturn in the global economy as result of the Euro crisis and the inevitable departure of Greece from the euro zone
I try to relax by… Fly fishing reading and listening to great music
I don’t understand why… The convention centre deal with Sky City has still not been concluded
Currently the album playing on my iPod is… Rhythm And Black a compilation of black (Motown mostly) music ….remember I am a child of the sixties !!
My favourite venue is… Any venue that is a member of CINZ
I am scared to death of… Ballroom Dancing..I was a young assistant purser on passenger liners with P&O in my youth and the women on ladies night were predatory . The word “ cougar “ was not invented then but they scared the hell out of me!
I can’t live without… My beautiful partner Louise
Blackberry or iPhone… iPhone and iPad – they changed my life
I really wish I had… Learnt to play either the piano or the violin but I was too busy playing sport
If I could invite four people to a dinner party, they’d be… My three children and Louise OR if I get two goes : Winston Churchill, Julius Caesar, Queen Elizabeth 1, Cleopatra (Julius would love that )
