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Interesting job profiles detailing a working day in the life of business people in Liverpool and the North West. en-gb LDPbusiness http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/08/27/working-day-phil-ventre-96026-21613129/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/08/27/working-day-phil-ventre-96026-21613129/ PHIL VENTRE is a major shareholder and director of Albert Dock-based VK Media, a marketing and business development agency. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/08/20/working-day-mark-blankstone-96026-21566125/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/08/20/working-day-mark-blankstone-96026-21566125/ MARK BLANKSTONE is the owner of Blankstone Opticians, in Liverpool city centre. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/08/13/working-day-leslie-cheesman-96026-21527799/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/08/13/working-day-leslie-cheesman-96026-21527799/ LESLIE CHEESMAN is senior partner with Cheesman and Company Solicitors – the Liverpool-based family law and conveyancing specialists. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/06/25/working-day-darrell-matthews-96026-21145538/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/06/25/working-day-darrell-matthews-96026-21145538/ DARRELL MAT- THEWS is regional director for the Institute of Directors in the North West. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/06/18/a-drink-and-chat-bring-perfect-end-to-the-day-96026-21092506/ Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/06/18/a-drink-and-chat-bring-perfect-end-to-the-day-96026-21092506/ BOOTLE-BORN David Ricketts is director of infrastructure and building at Royal Haskoning’s regional office at Stanley Hall, in Edmund Street, Liverpool, one of the new businesses in the growing commercial district around Old Hall Street. He joined the Dutch-owned specialist consultancy organisation last year to help expand the company’s new city centre base. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/06/04/working-day-chris-hughes-96026-21019507/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/06/04/working-day-chris-hughes-96026-21019507/ CHRIS HUGHES is property and marketing director at Merseyside-based Spencer Holdings. Earlier this year, the company secured £200m of funding from HBoS, so he currently spends most of his time scouring the UK for new sites and investments. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/05/21/working-day-chris-shirling-rooke-96026-20940011/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/05/21/working-day-chris-shirling-rooke-96026-20940011/ CHRIS SHIRLING-ROOKE is a director at Harn & Co, the business development company based in Liverpool’s Exchange Flags. It works with companies, with a general remit to drive revenue, through measured market and company development. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/05/14/working-day-andy-teage-96026-20905837/ Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/05/14/working-day-andy-teage-96026-20905837/ ANDY TEAGE is an urbanism associate at the Liverpool office of inter-disciplinary architecture and design practice, BDP. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/05/07/working-day-paul-bocking-96026-20871431/ Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/05/07/working-day-paul-bocking-96026-20871431/ PAUL BOCKING is co-founder and director of Liverpool-based Fraser Wealth Management. He has 17 years’ experience of advising some of the region’s wealthiest people. This is an account of his day. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/04/30/pedal-power-energy-to-kick-start-the-day-96026-20839433/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/04/30/pedal-power-energy-to-kick-start-the-day-96026-20839433/ SIMON CONNOR is one of the youngest-ever associate directors of wealth management firm Rensburg Sheppards. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/04/23/football-banter-kicks-off-successful-strategy-96026-20803996/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/04/23/football-banter-kicks-off-successful-strategy-96026-20803996/ PHILIP ROONEY, Liverpool office managing partner of law firm DLA Piper, has 30 years’ experience of advising public sector bodies and some of the UK’s leading investment institutions and major space occupiers on their real estate requirements. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/04/16/a-varied-day-bringing-everything-together-96026-20769263/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/04/16/a-varied-day-bringing-everything-together-96026-20769263/ CHRIS WRIGHT is in charge of business development for commercial property developers The Forward Partnership (part of the Forward Property Group). http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/04/09/early-riser-with-some-cunning-plans-in-mind-96026-20738643/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/04/09/early-riser-with-some-cunning-plans-in-mind-96026-20738643/ ROWAN SUMNER is managing partner of Bootle-based chartered accountants SB&P. He works with a 40-strong team of people providing a host of accounting services to clients. He lives in Allerton with his wife, Pam. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/04/02/i-step-onto-a-treadmill-and-end-up-in-majorca-96026-20705289/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/04/02/i-step-onto-a-treadmill-and-end-up-in-majorca-96026-20705289/ BERNHARD STACHER is the general manager at the new Vincent Hotel, in Southport, due to open in May this year. Born in Vienna, Bernhard has travelled the world managing luxury cruise ships and high-class floating resorts before basing himself in Southport. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/03/05/working-day-matthew-newton-96026-20558187/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/03/05/working-day-matthew-newton-96026-20558187/ MATTHEW NEWTON is a director at quantity surveyors Walker Sime. Formerly with Gardiner & Theobold, in Manchester, he heads up Walker Sime’s recently opened Liverpool office. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/02/27/working-day-ian-burton-96026-20527946/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/02/27/working-day-ian-burton-96026-20527946/ IAN Burton is corporate finance director at Liverpool accountancy firm, Duncan Sheard Glass. He has more than 15 years of experience in corporate finance and also audit of corporates and pension funds across a range of sectors including technology, retail and property. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/02/20/working-day-helping-soccer-stars-with-taxing-issues-64375-20497516/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/02/20/working-day-helping-soccer-stars-with-taxing-issues-64375-20497516/ LEE MARRIOTT is senior tax manager at the Liverpool office of accountants Baker Tilly. He deals with the personal taxation of a number of Premier League footballers, and is actively involved in Baker Tilly’s business partnership with the Professional Footballers’ Association. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/02/13/from-swaying-tower-to-classic-father-ted-64375-20468261/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/02/13/from-swaying-tower-to-classic-father-ted-64375-20468261/ RICHARD MADDOCK is the station director of Radio City and oversees the output of Radio City 96.7, Magic 1548 and in recent weeks has been driving the launch of a new station – CityTalk 105.9. This was his day, early last month. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/01/30/breath-of-fresh-air-begins-a-busy-day-96026-20410791/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/01/30/breath-of-fresh-air-begins-a-busy-day-96026-20410791/ SU BROWN-KENNA is the tourism account manager at New Mind internet consultancy, in Liverpool. She was previously employed by the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board within its IT department. This is her day. http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/01/23/i-have-never-tired-of-st-george-s-hall-its-scale-and-hidden-complexity-96026-20382536/ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-features/business-working-day/2008/01/23/i-have-never-tired-of-st-george-s-hall-its-scale-and-hidden-complexity-96026-20382536/ KEN SMITH is a senior architect with Buttress Fuller Alsop Williams, one of the largest practices in the north of England.