Mark Bilton

Name: Mark Bilton

Age: 43


Position
Group managing director at Charles Parsons Group

My childhood dream job
Racing car driver

:My first job
Retail shoe salesman after school

My big break
Becoming general manger of Notions Fabrics at 30

My biggest risk
Having three children under three, completing an MBA, turning around an ailing company, and renovating an old house, all at the same time.

My proudest moment
Marrying Helen

My biggest regret
Marrying Helen.......just kidding. Not having a crack at my own business early on

My biggest fashion faux pas
Very, very, brief fluoro pink shorts. It was the '80s

If I wasn't in fashion I'd be
In another creative industry, maybe advertising

My idea that never took off
Instant Omelette in a Box...Yes seriously

In my spare time I
Spend time with my family, enjoy good wine. Explore Sydney where we have lived for almost a year. Obsess over anything fast with more than eight cylinders. (Certifiable petrol hedonist).

People would be surprised to know I
Read the Bible every day....and really enjoy its Author

I want my epitaph to say
I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. (Plagiarised from Winston Churchill.)