Name:
Peter Collins
Current job: Managing
director MAN Financial Services Plc
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Location:
UK
What was your first ever
job?
Finance Rep at Wagon Finance Ltd
Where’s the best place
to go if you want to find out what’s really going on in the
office? The kitchen and the two minute kettle boil.
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By GlobalDataWhat time do you
usually leave the office? Late – when not travelling
across the UK and Ireland
What do you do at
weekends? Spend time with the family. I’m also into
cross-country running
What’s your favourite
restaurant? The Steampacket Inn – Isle of Whithorn,
Dumfries and Galloway. A fishermans pub/restaurant a million miles
from anywhere serving great food and ale!
If you weren’t in your
current job, what would you be doing? There’s a life
outside of finance?
Who is your mentor or
role model? I have some previous bosses who’s leadership
style was highly motivating and I aspire to emulate and in turn
motivate others. I’m still in contact with them periodically – they
know who they are.
What is the best thing
about your job? Breaking it down, I just get a kick out of
doing deals and winning business.
What was your biggest
career mistake? …never felt I had made
one…yet!
What car do you
drive? A Volkswagen
What
books/blogs/periodicals are you currently reading?
Leasing Life, Transport News, Commercial
Motor, Motor Transport, Financial Times.
When I get time I read history books – currently ploughing my way
through Winston Churchill’s War Diaries
