Jon Thorpe

Career so far: After leaving university, I have spent 20 years in the IT industry, the last 16 years having fun growing acs with co-directors and the team to a Sunday Times Top 100 Company.

If you could be anyone else for a week, who would you be and what would you do? My love of golf would lead me to want to be Graeme McDowell during 2010 Ryder Cup week, and making the winning putt on the 17th green. He also won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2010 - another good night, I'm sure.

Cloud - friend or foe? Friend and complementary to recent investments made.
Has 2011 been as bad as everyone said it would be? It was the best year ever finishing March 2011! More recent months have been a little more fun with some great wins.

What would you have as your last meal? Liver and bacon at t2sugars.

Who would you like to be stuck in a lift with? Kelly Brook and Kate Silverton. No further comment.

Have any of your predictions come true this year? Yes, thank you.

What do you see as the channel's biggest challenge in 2012? Survival for many who have not invested ‘outside the box' in the last three years.

What is the best part of your day? The pub and being at the new London office.