"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do" (Steve Jobs)I am extremely lucky. My career has allowed me to explore my fascination with people, cultures, technologies and travel using the leadership skills I learned at some of the worlds foremost brands; Etihad Airways, lastminute.com, NBC/Universal Pictures, American Express, Thomas Cook & Hertz. Most recently I was based in Abu Dhabi as Managing Director of Hala Travel Management (Part of Etihad Aviation Group), the multi-million dollar travel services provider to the most prestigious institutions in the United Arab Emirates.Prior to that I was focussed on delivering strong P&L's, strategy and building customer service businesses in publicly listed and private companies. Colleagues in my teams have consistently achieved double-digit revenue growth in multi €/$ million entities in Europe, North America and the Middle East. Sector experience includes online travel & tourism services (flight, hotel, car hire, b2c & b2b), corporate hospitality (motion picture & news media) and financial services (charge card & global technology).PassionsCreative solutions to interesting challenges & building successful diverse teams that enjoy spending time together in the service of others. For downtime its Formula One, Wimbledon, Six Nations, Soccer & Olympics.