A clubbable character , he has taken an unusual career path , from a journalist on the financial times , to working for the saatchis , setting up his own investment consultancy , running the financial times and then becoming pearson finance director , despite having no training as an accountant .

一个善于交际的人，他选择了不同寻常的职业轨迹，从金融时报的记者，到为盛世长城工作，建立他自己的投资咨询公司，执掌金融时报并接着成为培生的财务部长，尽管没有接受过会计人员的训练。