Title: Managing director, Oracle Corporation Ireland.

Marital Status: Married with two sons and one daughter.

School: St Michael's, Ballsbridge and Gonzaga College, Ranelagh, Dublin.

University: Royal College of Music, London.

Home: Ballsbridge, Dublin.

Most important life event: My marriage.

Biggest business break: Getting my first job in IBM - a great professional business grounding.

Biggest business mistake: Studying the piano instead of an MBA.

Time of getting up: 7-7.30 a.m.

Time of finishing work: Around 7 p.m.

Favourite breakfast: Fruit salad and yoghurt.

Exercise: Running (not frequently enough).

Holidays: Elounda in Crete or anywhere in Co Kerry.

Favourite TV programme: Frasier.

Favourite radio programme: Pick of the Week, BBC Radio 4.

Car: Jaguar.

Commuting time: 20 minutes.

Favourite airline: Aer Lingus.

Worst thing about travel: Delays in the summer months.

Favourite bank: Whichever spends most money with Oracle.

Favourite tipple: Guinness.

Favourite pub: The Waterloo.

Favourite restaurant: Bistro One in Foxrock village.

How do you spend your spare time: Generally doing things with the kids.

Person you most admire: Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer.

Dying words: "There, I told you I was sick. Don't let the kids get motorbikes".