A Personal Presentation

1. A Personal Presentation www.iaincoupardotcom.wordpress.com

2. Contents: • About me • Education • Career • Interests • Summary

3. About me • Born into a Royal Air Force family, the first part of my life was ‘nomadic’, various postings around the UK and Cyprus and Norway. • After University I moved to Reading and, in 1987, company relocation brought me to West Sussex where the wheels finally came off the ‘caravan’. • Live with and engaged to Jennie who has been my soul mate and rock for the past 5 years. • Diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis in 2008 – Bummer! Oddly, this has made me stronger.

4. Education • Primary – too numerous to mention • Secondary – 69-70 Oslo American High School, 70-73 Gordon’s School (8 GCE Os), 73-75 John Mason (3 GCE As & 1 S) • University – 75-79 UWIST Cardiff (BSc (hons) Maritime Studies) • Vocational courses in Time Management, Sales, Leadership, Key Account Management, Change Management

5. Career • 79-84 - Transtec (now UTI) – Assistant Freight Operations Manager • 84-87 – Canada Maritime – Manager ScanBalt & Iberia • 88-94 – Canada Maritime – UK Sales Manager • 94-99 – CP Ships – Director Mediterranean Service • 99-06 – CP Ships – Director Inbound Sales Europe/Africa/West Asia • 06-09 – Aseco – Managing Director • 08-12 – Regal – Administrative Support Manager

6. Interests • Rugby Union • Cooking • Wine • Reading • Crosswords • Quizzes • Art • Good comedy • Keeping busy

7. Summary • Capable, personable, organised, efficient, experienced, good sense of humour and loyal. • If there’s one thing that MS and some of the unpleasant events in life have taught me it’s seize the day and roll with the punches. • Thank you