SPONSORS OF GEARBOX V DD 20 QUESTIONS
DAVID MOSS WHO ARE YOU?
David Moss Service Sales Manager, Moventas Gears Oy
WHAT BROUGHT YOU INTO THE INDUSTRY/YOUR POSITION? A combination of need and interest brought me to Moventas. As an ex-pat Sales Manager with a background in engineering products and companies Moventas was one of a small number of companies in the Jyväskylä (in Finland) area that represented opportunity to use my talents. After a year of knocking on their door they finally let me in.
FAMILY STATUS?
I have a Finnish ex-wife and two children of dual nationality.
WHO IS YOUR HERO AND WHY? Nelson Mandela. Anyone who can spend so long in prison under such an abhorrent regime, and then when in a position where he could have exacted bloody retribution, the man did quite the opposite. He created what he called the rainbow nation. In a rainbow there is no black or white. A defining moment for me is when he wore the No 7 shirt of Francois Pienaar, the South African Rugby Captain, the day they won the Rugby World Cup. For many years South African Rugby represented so much that was bad in that country. This single gesture did so much to change attitudes in South Africa and around the world. It still brings a lump to my throat.
WHAT ANNOYS YOU THE MOST? Poor quality and a lack of attention to detail. Both usually derive from a don’t care attitude.
WHAT WAS YOUR WORST HOLIDAY AND WHY?
The last ever family holiday I had as a kid. For the first two days I had food poisoning and lived in the not so luxurious toilet block of a mid-1970s camp site. My parents, older brother and two older sisters, confined to our tent on a campsite near Ilfracombe in Devon. It poured with rain every day, the campsite flooded and cars could not get because the steep entrance to the site was just an unmade road that became a mud slick.
WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN?... • “Measure twice, cut once” • “Aviation and alcohol don’t mix.” The latter of which you will understand later.
• “Never ask someone to do what you aren’t prepared to do yourself”
• “Finish what you start” • “If you don’t know, ask” • “Don’t give what you can’t take”
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SMELL? A scent of freshly cut grass on a cricket field. As a cricketer at Long Ashton near Bristol we all had to play our part in the ground and pavilion up-keep. Cutting the outfield took about 3 hours on a sit on motor mower and this was usually done the evening or the morning before the match. The smell invokes memories of the best of British summers, sport, competition and friendship.
WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?
Now living in Finland, activities are heavily dictated by the environment and the natural surroundings. In the winter I downhill and cross country ski with my kids and with my girlfriend. In the summer as we have so many lakes I kayak with the kids, wind surf and enjoy long distance cycling. I also write song lyrics for my sister-in-law who is a professional musician.
WHAT SPORT DO YOU PARTICIPATE IN/WATCH THE MOST? Rugby is my favourite sport. In the UK I played for many years and in Finland I coached the Jyväskylä men’s team for two seasons and the Jyväskylä ladies’ team for one season. Rugby is a sport that breaks bones but makes friends for life. I can attest to both. It is also an attitude. To play well you have to commit and there are few sports where you put your body on the line in defence of your team. If you carry over this attitude from the rugby pitch into your business life, you won’t go far wrong.
WHAT IS THE MOST BIZARRE SITUATION YOU HAVE FOUND YOURSELF IN? In 1989 I flew home from the USA on an almost empty Pan Am 747. This was about three weeks after the Lockerbie disaster. A very drunk American woman on the same flight decided that I was a rock star and that she had all my albums! My only defence was to try and tell her I was not a rock star but although impressed, was just a Cathodic Protection Salesman. She wouldn’t accept this as the truth and proceeded to remove as many of her clothes as she could to show her appreciation of my music! A very stern hostess and a steward arrived to drag her away.
The funniest thing was the flight steward who assisted the hostess to pull the lady off me when asked by said lady,
“what do you think of my breasts? Not bad for a girl of my age?”
“I can’t say I noticed madam” the steward replied
“Faggot!” she spat at him.
“That’s right madam” said he.
aviation and Alcohol don’t mix!
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