George, David

A-List 2006

J ob title Chairman.

Company Crane Telecommunications Group.

Year of birth 1941.

Place of birth Oxford.

Career outline Various management roles with Sony, ITT and STC. Founded Crane in 1990.

What motivates you every morning to get up and work in the channel? It is still fun and I have tremendous friendships.

What has been the most over-hyped technology in the past five years? Most of them.

What will be the most underrated technology in the next five years? God knows.

Which technology would you most like to have invented? Eternal-youth gene.

Do you have any regrets from your time in the industry? I have worked too hard.

If you could swap places with anyone in the industry, who would it be? I’m too vain for that.

What is the biggest hurdle you have faced in your career? Surviving in multinationals.

What is the biggest success of your career? Creating Crane.

What piece of technology could you not live without? My mobile phone.

What would be your advice to anyone starting a career in IT? Learn from the past and don’t repeat the same mistakes.

What would you like for Christmas if you could have anything? Duke Ellington Orchestra.

What is your favourite karaoke song? Imagine, by John Le nnon.

What would be the title of your autobiography? How did I get away with that?

Do you have any phobias? No.

How many beers before you fall over? 25.

Number of staff you manage? 0.

What car do you drive? Mercedes.