Name: Liam Nolan.

Title: Business consulting manager, Siemens Business Services.

College: University of Irish Life Assurance in Abbey Street! Learned the meaning of hard work and gained valuable on-the-job business education - beats any letters after your name!

Marital status: Married.

Children: Two and a half.

Home: Sandyford, Dublin.

Most important life event: Marrying Rachael and birth of my children.

Biggest business break: Joining Siemens Business Services.

Biggest business mistake: Spending the early part of my career as an accountant before realising IT is a much more interesting sector to be involved in.

Time of getting up: 6.40 a.m.

Time of finishing work: Anytime from 5.00 p.m. to 4.00 a.m

Favourite breakfast: Sunday morning with family. It doesn't matter what the food is.

Form of exercise: Children and golf.

Holidays: Hillwalking in Austria.

Favourite TV programme: Anything sporting.

Favourite radio programme: The Last Word.

Commuting time: 20 to 50 minutes.

Favourite airline: Aer Lingus

Worst thing about travel: Waste of precious time.

Favourite bank: Bank of Ireland.

Favourite tipple: Kilkenny.

Favourite pub: Step Inn, Stepaside.

Favourite restaurant: Siam, Monkstown.

Person you admire most: Professionally: Michael O'Leary. He has the conviction to realise his goals.

Dying words: Not already, I was enjoying that!