Name: Duncan Styles.

Title: Managing director, QMS.

School: High School, Rathgar.

College: Trinity College Dublin.

Marital status: Nearly single.

Home: Rathfarnham.

Most important life event: Puberty.

Biggest business break: The next one.

Biggest business mistake: Passing on an offer of a £1 million investment five years ago.

Time of getting up: 9 a.m.

Time of finishing work: 9 p.m. or 10 p.m.

Favourite breakfast: A cigarette.

Form of exercise: Badminton/tennis.

Favourite TV programme: Horizon.

Favourite radio programme: John Kelly's.

Commuting time: One hour.

Favourite airline: Aer Lingus.

Worst thing about travel: Getting up early.

Favourite pub: The Orchard, Rathfarnham.

Favourite restaurant: PD Wodehouse, Dalkey.

How do you spend your free time: Angling.

Person you admire most: Leonardo Da Vinci.

Dying words: People say the first three minutes in life are the most dangerous. Take it from me; the last couple are dodgy too.