I was born in Stockholm in 1961 and started my schooling there.
A large part of my family emigrated to France when I was 8 giving me
the opportunity to learn the language and spend some important years
of my upbringing in France and Switzerland. I passed my IB in 1981
in Geneva and spend the following two years in England to initially
improve my level of English and later study at a London Business School
and get a Diploma.
Professionally, I started working in 1984 In Stockholm at a
construction company for a year and then entered the banking world
first at SEB, a Swedish bank were I stayed 7 years, 5 in Stockholm
and 2 in London. 3 years with Tokai Bank also in London was followed
by 7 years in self-employment and 3 years in a Sports hospitality
company.
Since early days in London, I have been married to Stephanie and since
1997 a parent first to Anna and then two years later to John. We
moved to New Zealand in 2010 and turned a new chapter our lives, my
children in good schools, my wife and myself Studying at VIC and
Otago Polytechnic respectively.
My aim is to achieve a career change and become proficient in an
industry of the future.