1946: Born. Educated at Bromsgrove, Oxford and London Business
School
1968: Joins BBC World Service as trainee
1970: Joins small East Midlands publisher of magazines and local
newspapers
1981: Begins rise through ranks of same publisher, by now one of
Britain’s fastest-growing companies, becoming managing director in
1989
1997: Quits, after boardroom row, to join United News
1998: Disastrous year at United; becomes non-executive chairman of top
UK publisher
Question: Am I Kevin Hand of Emap, David Arculus of IPC or Crispin
Davies of Reed?
