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THE LAST WORD
JOHN PETERS
MD of SWIG Finance
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG?
From the age of 5 to 18; a tugboat driver, footballer, rock star and poet – in that order.
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST FULL TIME JOB?
My first full time job was working on a fruit farm in Worcestershire; first permanent job was projects officer with the Amenity Planning Group at Birmingham City Council, not knowing what on earth I was supposed to be doing.
WHAT IS YOUR BEST QUALITY?
Optimism; I’m a ‘glass half full’ kind of person.
WHAT IS YOUR WORST QUALITY?
Trying to do everything at once; and forgetting to delegate. They are linked!
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK?
It’s a tie between the four Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s novels which comprise the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE FILM?
Cinema Paradiso; a beautiful film, loaded with pathos.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE RESTAURANT?
Daaku in Penryn, where Rajasthan meets Cornwall.
HOW DO YOU LIKE TO RELAX?
On my allotment, losing myself in jobs to do, with just the birds for company.
WHAT DO YOU BEGRUDGE SPENDING MONEY ON?
I object to being penalised by insurance companies and utility providers for being a loyal customer!
IF YOU ONLY HAD £1 LEFT IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, WHAT WOULD YOU SPEND IT ON?
A game of pinball; hopefully I’d get a replay.
IF YOU COULD INVITE ANY TWO PEOPLE FOR DINNER, WHO WOULD THEY BE AND WHY WOULD YOU INVITE THEM?
Eric Cantona and Joni Michell. We’d talk about music, love, football, and the meaning of life. After dinner, Joni would get her guitar out and we’d sing to the stars.
TELL ME A JOKE:
Q. Why do elephants have big ears? A. Because Noddy won’t pay the ransom.
WHAT’S THE GREATEST INVENTION EVER?
The NHS. It is still a beacon of hope for civilisation.
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE ADJECTIVES:
Thoughtful; empathetic; creative.
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