Page 10 - BOSS Today Issue 20

BOSS Awards Review
60 second interview

THE GUITAR

MAN

Martin Wilde MW: Receiving the order in this business; my two GB: Just the pace of everything!
Award at the BOSS years as the President of the Old The Internet means I can be
chats to Dinner obviously meant Friends, working alongside such found anywhere in the world
a lot to you: can you put a great committee; working and a reply can be given
this year’s into words how you felt for 18 years with Eileen Ward, instantaneously. We can

recipient of that night? the consummate professional conference call, Tweet, blog
and Facebook - and it’s coming
and colleague; to have had a
the BOSS GB: It was completely very private - but enormously faster and faster. At the push of a
overwhelming! To be given by fulfilling - relationship with button we can find a Mongolian
Outstanding your peers the ultimate accolade Braintree Office Supplies; Spicers widget manufacturer in seconds.
Achievement in terms of the industry you choosing us to be their sourcing Incredible! Bill Gates has said “In
partner; lastly, to have built a
terms of technology, more will
serve - and to receive a standing
Award. ovation - means the world to business that has survived for happen in the next five years
all of 18 years and that so many
than has happened so far” and
me. I have joined a very elite
club and I am enormously proud great companies and people then again in the five years after
of that. Plus I was surprised by have chosen to work with. that! So hold on!
my whole company suddenly
appearing as my name was read MW: And what’s been MW: What involvement
out! A wonderful effort from a the low point? have you had with BOSS
fantastic bunch of people. over the years?
GB: Losing my beautiful
MW: (Not including the sister at aged 38: we were so GB: I am a great believer in
award last week!) What’s close and she was - and still an industry needing a Trade
been the high point of is - an inspiration to me. It Association, a focal point. I spent
your career so far? puts whatever happens into 15 years as the Vice President
perspective. of the Rubber Stamp Guild;
GB: There are a number! I next I became Chairman of
was asked to present Graham MW: You’ve been Manufacturers, and at the same
Cundick with his ‘Outstanding involved in the industry time I joined the BOSS Board. I
Achievement Award’, which was for a long time: what’s have served on the Benevolent
an enormous privilege; the day been the greatest Fund and continue to support it
John Heath gave me my first change? in as many ways as I can. I think

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