Name: Ray Phillips.

Title: Managing director of Direct Personnel Placement Ltd.

School: Marian College, Dublin.

Marital Status: Married to Derville.

Children: Two girls and one boy.

Home: Knocklyon, Dublin.

Most important event in Life: Winning Moran cup medal with Palmerstown FC.

Biggest business break: Current position.

Biggest business mistake: Taking my eyes off my own career development for a period of time.

Time of getting up: 6.30 a.m.

Favourite breakfast: Fish.

Time of finishing work: 6.30 p.m.

Form of exercise: Cards and golf.

Holidays: Wicklow and Spain.

Favourite TV programme: Questions and Answers.

Favourite radio programme: Tonight with Vincent Browne.

Car: Mitsubishi.

Favourite airline: Aer Lingus.

Worst thing about travel: Delays.

Favourite tipple: Chivas Regal.

Favourite restaurant: Chrysanthemums in Rathfarnham.

Dying words: "The more you know, the more you realise you don't know."