Austin McGillian, Chairman, New World Developments, owner of Apeer Doors and Lumi Windows
First job: Delivering newspapers. That was the only job I have had outside of the family, and I kept that paper round until I was 15. After leaving college at 18 I joined the family business, which was a petrol station, grocers and general store and I stayed with that until I was 29 years old.When did you set up the current company?: I started More...
Martin Thurley, Group Managing Director, Liniar
First Job: I started as a temp on a 3-month contract in the late 1980s in the Goods-In department of a local joinery company – main duties were making tea, sweeping the warehouse and standing in the cold More...
Elton Boocock, Managing Director of Business Pilot
First Job: I left school at 16 to join the Army Junior Leader Regiment of the Royal Corp of Transport. After the Army, I ended up working for a property maintenance company, fitting windows, then eventually More...
Daniel Baker, Managing Director at Origin
First Job: My first job was in mechanical engineering, working for my father at his firm, Jones Baker. I was there for four years and learned so many of the fundamentals that I still rely on today.Date of joining More...
Darren Woodcock, Deceuninck Operations Director
First job? Aged 17, I joined Hepworth Plc as an Injection Moulding Technician. The factory was in the centre of Wolverhampton (now a retail park) with over 1,000 workers. It was an apprenticeship for life and More...
Justin Harris, Managing Director of Winkhaus UK
First Job: As a 17 year old I was at Barclays Bank in South Wales where I gained some great experience over 6 years in regard to understanding economics, colleagues, customers and management styles, which varied More...
Sam Nuckey, Managing Director, Window Ware
First job: I left school after A-levels and joined a management training scheme and qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant. There were 20 of us on this three-year training scheme. It was a great development More...
Aidan Harte, Managing Director, Freefoam Building Products
First job? My uncle owned a butcher shop in Cork,and I worked there during the summer holiday when I was 14 years old. It was a great experience and gave me my first taste of business.When did you join your More...
Clare O’Hara, Managing Director of Epwin Window Systems
First Job: Development Chemist in Marine Development at Castrol Oil.Most useful/favourite gadget: My iPhone – it’s like a portable office.Favourite/most useful website: Am I allowed an app? I’m trying to More...
Guy Ferguson, CEO, Police Crime Prevention Initiatives
Favourite sport: Rugby. Staunch England fan. Played for various Met Police sides. Now Vice-Chair of the Met Police Rugby Club.Keen cyclist: Takes part in the annual charity Croydon to Arnhem ride to commemorate More...