Name:Diarmuid Smyth.

Age:35.

Family:Married to Áine.

Background:Originally from Belfast but his family moved to Galway when he was young. Went to NUIG and studied archaeology and history.

Subsequently, he completed a masters in risk and crisis management in Leicester University.

Admires:Anyone who has the drive and ambition to succeed in business and succeed in life.

Most likes to:Compete in extreme marathons. He has taken part in a 250km (150-mile) race in the Gobi Desert, the Marathon de Sables in the Sahara and a marathon in the Amazon. He has also represented Ireland in martial arts.

Favourite books:Business and history volumes.