| David Carroll |  |
| Favourite Film: | |
| Apocalypse Now | |
| Favourite Band: | |
| Dire Straits | |
| Favourite Book: | |
| Stalingrad by Antony Beevor | |
| Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: | Jesus and Pontius Pilate - lots to talk about |
| Hero: | Dalai Lama |
| Favourite Quotation: | "Behind every great man there is a very surprised mother-in-law" |
| Best Holiday Destination: | Barbados |
| Favourite Luxury: | Hard Back books |
| David Carroll is Managing Director and Founder. He started his career in Sales with Lever Brothers before moving into recruitment. In 1998 he sold his agency Read-Carroll Ltd to Hays Plc and after leaving Hays Read Carroll Ltd he set up Stonor. David still plays football, rugby, golf and the drums. | |
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| Terry Read |  |
| Favourite Film: | |
| Saving Private Ryan | |
| Favourite Band: | |
| Gene Vincent and the Bluecaps (Be bop a lula) | |
| Favourite Book: | |
| Berlin - Antony Beevor | |
| Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: | Winston Churchill - Great War time leader and Elvis - The man who kicked in the door for rock and roll and let the rest in. |
| Hero: | Ray Kroc - Started McDonalds in his 50's, and died a muliti millionaire! |
| Favourite Quotation: | "The most wasted of all days is the day you didn't laugh." |
| Best Holiday Destination: | France |
| Favourite Luxury: | A glass of Cloudy Bay at sunset in New Zealand |
| Terry enjoyed a successful Sales Management career working with Jimmy Goldsmith at Cavenham Foods and then Rothmans UK. Terry's recruitment career spans London Executive where he was a director, Read-Carroll Ltd where he enjoyed the fruits of a sale to Hays Plc and now Stonor where he runs Stonor Mergers and Acquisitions utilising his many years of experience and contacts helping clients buy or sell businesses. | |
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| Charlie Griffiths |  |
| Favourite Film: | |
| Carlito's Way | |
| Favourite Band: | |
| Like too many | |
| Favourite Book: | "Marketing Recruitment in the 21st Century: Do's and Don'ts" Vol. 1 2008 by Charlie Griffiths |
| Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: | David Attenborough and Barry Humphries - Polar opposites but both very entertaining in their own right. |
| Hero: | Diego Maradona |
| Favourite Quotation: | Anything by Churchill, look them up. |
| Best Holiday Destination: | South East Asia |
| Favourite Luxury: | None- Selfless |
| Graduate from Southampton University with a 2:1 degree in Archaeology. He spent time at the family owned Sir Charles Napier Hotel and Restaurant before joining Stonor Search & Selection Ltd. Charlie part owns a farm with his brother and when not playing football or tennis can be found on his tractor. | |
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| Philip Knighton |  |
| Favourite Film: | |
| Casino | |
| Favourite Band: | |
| Basement Jaxx | |
| Favourite Book: | |
| Martin Lukes: Who Moved My Blackberry? | |
| Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: | Keira Knightly and Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall - Hugh to cook and leave me alone with Keira. |
| Hero: | Bruce Rehana |
| Favourite Quotation: | "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered" - George Best |
| Best Holiday Destination: | French Alps |
| Favourite Luxury: | Proper beer straight out of the barrel. |
| Philip studied Economics and Politics at Oxford Brookes University before joining Hays Plc as a graduate trainee. Philip is an avid supporter of Northampton RFC, real ale and classic cars. | |
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| Lester Smart |  |
| Favourite Film: | |
| Old School | |
| Favourite Band: | |
| Golden Virgins, Joy Division, The Kinks | |
| Favourite Book: | A lot of hard yakka, Simon Hughes |
| Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: | Stephen Fry and Ranulp Fiennes - they have lived interesting lives and are both great story tellers. |
| Hero: | Martin Johnson - He's a ruthless animal. |
| Favourite Quotation: | "Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser" - Vince Lombardi. |
| Best Holiday Destination: | Bay islands |
| Favourite Luxury: | Jack Daniels |
| After Stowe Lester went to Newcastle University and studied Sports Science. He is an avid Cricketer and has represented Northampton and England under 19's. Lester started his career as a Sales Account Manager with Barclays Bank before moving into recruitment with Hays Plc prior to joining Stonor. | |
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| Sophie Carroll |  |
| Favourite Film: | |
| Notting Hill | |
| Favourite Band: | |
| Arctic Monkeys | |
| Favourite Book: | |
| Mr Wonderful takes a cruise - Sir John Nott | |
| Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: | Cipriani and Settle. Why not! |
| Hero: | Bon Jovi |
| Favourite Quotation: | "it's not the men in my life, it's the life in my men" |
| Best Holiday Destination: | Turkey |
| Favourite Luxury: | Mobile Phone & My Car |
| Sophie ensures that nepotism is alive and well in South Oxfordshire. After spending too much time in the office after school Sophie has now become indispensable and is a valuable resourcer for the consultants. Sophie's passion is riding and she has excelled at show jumping. | |
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| Suzy Parker |  |
| Favourite Film: | |
| Fatal Attraction | |
| Favourite Band: | |
| The Corrs | |
| Favourite Book: | |
| The Grapes Of Wrath | |
| Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: | My Father for all I've never had a chance to discuss and David Bowie for 60s/ 70s discussion. |
| Hero: | Terence Stamp |
| Favourite Quotation: | "Nowt so queer as folk!" |
| Best Holiday Destination: | Barbados, Sandy Lane |
| Favourite Luxury: | A nice bottle of bubbly |
| Suzy has been with Stonor since the beginning and is a director of the company. Previously she worked in marketing and PR for Manola Blahnic the shoe designer before a short spell at Ogilvy and Mather followed by five years at the Grosvenor House Hotel. | |
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| Philip Lenanton |  |
| Favourite Film: | |
| One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest | |
| Favourite Band: | |
| Rolling Stones | |
| Favourite Book: | |
| Black Mischief. Evelyn Waugh | |
| Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: | Winston Churchill and Mao Tse Tung - To ask Winston what he thinks of it all now and Mao why he was the Worlds biggest s**t. |
| Hero: | Winston Churchill |
| Favourite Quotation: | "to be or not to be that is the question" |
| Best Holiday Destination: | Tuscany |
| Favourite Luxury: | Wine |
| Philip served as an Army officer during the height of the troubles in Northern Ireland. He later became joint MD of a large firm of commodity brokers before moving into financial services. Philip brings a wealth of experience to the company. | |
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| Simon Williams |  |
| Favourite Film: | |
| Clash of the Titans | |
| Favourite Band: | |
| Queen | |
| Favourite Book: | |
| Kodokan Judo | |
| Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: | Everyone knows 3 is a crowd but Leonardo Da Vinci (+ Translator) and Lee Evans - Leonardo's work has always fascinated me but we'd need some light hearted entertainment from Lee after all the deep thought provoking conversation. |
| Hero: | Rocky in Rocky 4 (Sly Stallone) |
| Favourite Quotation: | "Knowledge is not what you know but knowing what you don't" |
| Best Holiday Destination: | Anywhere at the moment |
| Favourite Luxury: | Massage |
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| Emma Gornall |  |
| Favourite Film: | |
| Sex and the City | |
| Favourite Band: | |
| Take That | |
| Favourite Book: | |
| Mr Nice - Howard Marks | |
| Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: | Marco Pierre White and Princess Diana. For the hell of it! |
| Hero: | Vivienne Westwood |
| Favourite Quotation: | "Anyone who says money doesn't buy happiness doesn't know where to go shopping." - Marilyn Monroe |
| Best Holiday Destination: | South East Asia |
| Favourite Luxury: | Shoes |
| Emma worked for Atlet manufacturing in their accounts department and then for Tracksure24 a recruitment agency specialising in the rail industry before joining Stonor in 2006. Emma is Office Manager and makes sure everything runs smoothly. | |
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| Jonathan Large |  |
| Favourite Film: | |
| Léon | |
| Favourite band: | |
| StereoPhonics | |
| Favourite Book: | |
| 72 Virgins | |
| Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: | JK and Pavarotti Why? Umm |
| Hero: | My Father |
| Favourite Quotation: | "If you can keep your head while all about you are losing theirs.... you may have seriously underestimated the situation" |
| Best Holiday Destination: | Monaco |
| Favourite Luxury: | My Piano |
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| Hannah Robinson |  |
| Favourite Film: | |
| Fight Club | |
| Favourite band/singer: | |
| Prince | |
| Favourite Book: | |
| Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk | |
| Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: | Ricky Gervais and Nicole Ritchie... why? Ricky Gervais is hilarious and Nicole Ritchie just needs to eat in general |
| Hero: | John Wayne |
| Favourite Quotation: | “I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.” Frank Sinatra |
| Best Holiday Destination: | New York |
| Favourite Luxury: | Champagne! |
| After studying Communications and Digital Media at the University of Brighton, Hannah went straight into sales, followed later by recruitment. Hannah first joined Hays Plc recruiting for the Office Support and Secretarial division before joining Stonor and specialising in what she knows best: sales. In her spare time, Hannah can be found attending live shows to watch her favourite artists. |
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