At the age of 28, Alan became MD of London's largest independent below-the-line marketing agency. Later, he set up his own through-the-line agency and helped create one of the UK's first automated marketing solutions. 16 years on, following the toughest negotiation of his life, Alan sold his business to Omnicom. He then consulted in the aviation and leisure sectors before leaving in 2007. Alan is now a Director at Scotwork.