“Even when I was building Capita, the greatest fear I had, and in turn my biggest motivation, was the fear of failure. I sensed that because of where I come from, there were people who quite readily would have had some very strong views if I failed. I had no intention of allowing that to happen and it drove me to prove people wrong.

“The second thing is my motivation to make a difference. I was very fortunate to have a group of people around me who wanted to do the same, and we demonstrated what you can achieve when you want to operate with purpose. In the end, when you look at yourself in the mirror, you have to believe that you have done all you can to make a difference, not just to your life but to others."

“My motivation comes from personal experience. I had to overcome many personal challenges, which has helped me to put business hurdles into perspective.

“Getting through those personal struggles, with the help of family, friends and mentors, made me think, ‘if I can do this, I can do anything’. It motivated me to do something to create better working environments for everyone, so that if people are struggling with their mental and physical health at work, they have the correct support to help them through it – something I did not have.

“The reality is we spend the majority of our time at work, so we need to create a working environment where there is an ethos of care and a feeling of safety. We all need people to look out for us; with the right support system, anything is possible, and it is creating this system for others that drives me forward."

“One of the biggest motivators for me is the opportunity in front of me. I have always been led to believe that when presented with an opportunity one must take it. Not because one deserves it, not because it is a right, but because if we don’t, we miss the opportunity to do great things. And great things aren’t necessarily about doing grand things. Sometimes those things are actually quite small. They’re things that make other people’s lives better.

“So whether that’s the way in which we build our business, the culture within our business, the way in which we interact with our partners and our suppliers, or in our particular case the way in which we address one of the world’s biggest challenges – cyber security. How we make people’s lives better. That’s the driver for me."