Life Line
1974 – Born in Galway, the eldest of six (a small Irish family)
1986 – Scholarship to local secondary school
1994 – Graduates from NUI Galway with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, moves to New Jersey, and learns to crack lobsters
1997 – Three months in bed with slipped discs, yet qualifies as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG Dublin
1998 – Joins Independent Newspapers Ireland
2000 – After two years of a cross channel romance, moves to London and joins BBDO Europe
2002 – Runs London marathon to get fit, before marrying Maria
2003 – Joins AMV BBDO as financial controller, later progressing to CFO/COO
2004 – First child Ella, followed in later years by Patrick, Amelie and Sarah
2007 – A near miss: suffers seizure due to adrenal gland tumour – fortunately, whilst in hospital
2012 – Shortlisted for UK Young Finance Director of The Year at the CBI Business awards
2013 – Awarded fellowship of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising
2017 – Joins Connor Broadley as Chief Operating Officer as the company enters its second decade
2018 – Qualifies as a financial planner after fourteen exams in a year
