Name: Mary Lord.
Title: General manager, Global Technical Centre, Oriflame International.
Education: Institute of Biology, London.
Marital Status: Married.
Children: Two girls and one boy - Stephanie, Jessica, Patrick.
Home: Bray, Co Wicklow.
Most important life event: Opening Oriflame's Global Technical Centre.
Time of getting up: 7 a.m. or 4.30 a.m. if catching the early morning flight.
Time of finishing work: 7 p.m. or midnight if working through dinner.
Favourite breakfast: Fresh coffee and croissants on a flight to India.
Form of exercise: Walking.
Holidays: Anywhere the kids are happy and we can enjoy good food and wine.
Favourite TV Programme: Frasier and The Sopranos.
Favourite radio programme: The Last Word.
Car: Subaru Forester.
Commuting time: Ten minutes.
Favourite airline: Aer Lingus.
Worst thing about travel: The plane.
Favourite bank: National Irish Bank.
Favourite tipple: A good Chablis.
Favourite pub: The Harbour Bar in Bray.
Favourite restaurant: L'Ecrivain.
How do you spend your free time? With family and friends.
Person you admire most: My mother and mother-in-law.
Dying words: "Will my bum look big in that coffin?"
