John O'Keeffe

Sales - wiltshire, dorset, east somersetl

Having sailed as stoker's mate for many long, arduous voyages on the good ship CPW, the dirty swabs in the fo'scle did mutiny. I was thrown into a leaky old tub (called 'The Sales' by the crew with much mirth) alongside some other honest members of the crew who kept their solemn oath to Messrs. Piper and Earle. Ignoring our pleas for a few casks of rum, we were cast adrift on wild, perilous seas. After weeks of constant thirst, we were rescued by a Senegalese fishing boat only a scant few minutes before being dashed onto the rocks of Responsibility Island. I live in hope that I may yet see those mutinous dogs hanging from the yardarm at Plymouth docks. Arrrrrrrr!

In fact, Chris and John kindly asked me if I would move from my previous role of office manager and try my hand at sales. An opportunity had arisen for CPW to expand our business in the Bristol/Bath/Warminster/Shaftesbury area and they thought that the job 'had my name on it'. After many years of looking after our customers (and our sales team) at CPW, it was agreed that I could do the job...and had, indeed, often expressed my opinion on how other people should be doing it! A classic example of "put up or shut up" so I am now leaving the sanctuary of the CPW office and will be found out amongst our hotel, restaurant and pub customers. I'm looking forward to meeting you.

Things that you might want to talk to me about: wine, travel, allotments ... and yet more wine.

Things that you really ought not to talk to me about: VAT, banker's bonuses, drivers who are always in the middle lane on motorways and dog owners who don't clean up after their 'pets'!

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