Arista chief executive Charles Earle

The doorman...

While at university, I worked part-time as a bouncer alongside celebrity chef Rick Stein.

Scrum half...

I played pretty average rugby for far too long (hung up the boots – again – in 2007). Along the way I managed to get the chance to hit Bill Clinton during inter-college matches in Oxford, and have a trial for the Hong Kong national side.

Sent packing...

I worked in Hong Kong for New Zealand Insurance as a result of dating the general manager's daughter in the UK. The general manager was keen to put several thousand miles between us.

The master...

I have a Master of Science degree in Business Administration from City University (I majored in Insurance and Risk Management) as well as a Master of Arts in Zoology from Christ Church, Oxford

Dizzy heights...

I have climbed up Mount Toubkal in Morocco, and fallen down Mount Olympus in southern Turkey

Charles Earle is chief executive of Arista.

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