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AND FINALLY
Jeremy Spencer,
Marketing Director,
Toshiba TEC UK
60 seconds with…
50
What’s currently having the greatest
impact on your business?
Workflow automation continues to
deliver positive results for business, both
in terms of efficiencies and accuracy. The
development of apps and solutions with the
emergence of artificial intelligence ensures
that workflow is getting pretty exciting.
Where do you see the next big
opportunity?
July 10th – All will be revealed soon!
What would make your day job
easier?
Knowing yesterday what I know today.
I guess you could call that hindsight?!
What’s the best bit of business
advice you’ve been given?
To quote Albert Einstein
“If I had an hour
to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes
thinking about the problem and 5 minutes
thinking about solutions.”
If you had had a crystal ball, would
you have done anything differently?
With regards to day to day business
decisions, there are always things that
“could have gone better” but overall
nothing that really stands out. On a
personal level, maybe purchasing shares in
Apple or Facebook back in the days!
Describe your most embarrassing
moment.
When attending Cebit some years ago,
I was staying with a German family. On
arrival they welcomed me and we smiled. I
thanked them, put my bags in my bedroom
and headed off into the night for some
Cebit hospitality. On arrival back at the
house in the early hours, and a little “under
the weather” I realised that I did not know
the layout of the house and which room
was the bathroom – all doors in the house
were now closed. Then started a game of
bathroom Russian roulette. You can guess
what happened next…
What was your first job?
After university, I worked as an
Architectural Designer. I loved that job,
working in a really creative environment
knowing that what we were working on
would be seen for years to come. I always
smile as I pass the Hoover Building on
the A40 in London as I was lucky enough
to work on the restoration project in the
1990s.
What would be your dream job?
Really, I already have it! But if you
pushed for another one I would say
Marketing Director at Sunseeker yachts.
Fine dining and good wine, or curry
and a pint?
Love a steak at Santa Maria del Sur in
Battersea or Goodman’s with a glass or
two of an intense Argentine Malbec.
Money’s not an issue, what’s your
perfect car… and
where would you
like to drive it?
Definitely a 1961
Ferrari GT250
California and the
Italian Alps. Maybe
with a little Matt
Monro on the stereo, although in
THAT film it was a Lamborghini.
Favourite holiday destination.
A difficult one… Maldives for the
complete switch-off and pure indulgence,
but Cornwall always holds a special place
in my heart.
How do you like to spend your
spare time?
Sounds a little boring but trying to hone
my building and DIY skills. I hope to find
an old barn in Cornwall that needs some
TLC as a long term project.
