Name: Henry Woods.

Title: Managing director, Softech Telecom.

Marital status: Married to Rachel.

Children: One son - Sebastian, two daughters - Lauren and Diana.

Home: Blackrock, Dublin.

Most important life event: Growing up living in five different countries.

Biggest business break: Coming up with the idea, along with others, for the telephone management system "Ringmaster".

Biggest business mistake: Not buying shares in Amazon.com.

Time of getting up: 06.45.

Favourite breakfast: Hot crunchy baguette with apple and cheese and strong coffee.

Form of exercise: (Very) occasionally pushing a lawnmower.

Holidays: Villa anywhere on the south-west coast of France.

Favourite TV programme: F1 Grand Prix.

Favourite radio programme: The Sunday Show on RTE Radio One and the Sunday Supplement on Today FM.

Car: Alfa Romeo 166.

Commuting time: 10 minutes.

Favourite airline: Aer Lingus and Thai.

The worst thing about travel: The children saying "aw not again, Dad".

Favourite bank: 5th amendment.

Favourite tipple: Beefy red wine - Barolo, perhaps?

Favourite pub: Nearys, off Grafton Street, Dublin.

How do you spend your free time: Cooking.

Person you most admire: Lots of them, my father among them.

Dying words: "Wow, what a trip."