Name: Mark Keane.

Title: Director of human resources, Microsoft Ireland.

School: St Vincent's CBS, Glasnevin.

University: UCD.

Marital status: Married.

Home: Northside Dublin.

Most important life event: Meeting my wife.

Biggest business break: When my wife convinced me there was no money to be made in philosophy.

Biggest business mistake: Not listening to her sooner.

Time of getting up: When it's dark.

Time of finishing work: When I'm done.

Favourite breakfast: A fry on a Sunday morning.

Form of exercise: Going to the gym.

Holidays: Weekend in London - if I can get a soccer match in.

Favourite TV programme: Coronation Street.

Car: BMW 323i "mother of all cars" coupe.

Commuting time: Too long.

Favourite airline: Virgin.

The worst things about travel: Waiting for your bags.

Favourite bank: Whichever one is reading this right now. . .

Favourite tipple: Sparkling Ballygowan.

Favourite pub: Mulligans of Poolbeg street.

Favourite restaurant: Burdocks.

How do you spend your free time: Reading, writing, music, photography, playing chess, going to the cinema, keeping fit, watching Coronation Street and NYPD Blue and going out with my mates.

Person you most admire: Bill Grogan of the CITI project.

Dying words: Human et erare. . . it's human to make mistakes.