▁initially ▁in ▁far ming ▁but ▁later ▁bu ying ▁and ▁s elling ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁business es . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁working ▁in ▁Australia , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁founded ▁Town ▁& ▁Country ▁Ass istance ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁grew ▁the ▁business ▁to ▁annual ▁gross ▁reven ues ▁of ▁£ 4 0   mill ion ▁pa . ▁S elling ▁it ▁to ▁War burg ▁P inc us ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁co - found er ▁of ▁W NS ▁Global ▁Services . ▁He ▁res igned ▁as ▁a ▁non - exec utive ▁director ▁of ▁J ub ile e ▁Man aging ▁Agency ▁Ltd ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁Lloyd ' s ▁ins urance ▁business ▁man aging ▁£ 1 3 0   mill ion ▁of ▁prem iums . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁past ▁trust ee ▁of ▁Policy ▁Exchange , ▁a ▁West min ster - based ▁think ▁tank . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁Community ▁Foundation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁but ▁remains ▁a ▁vice ▁patron . ▁ ▁Ag new ▁is ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁In sp iration ▁Trust , ▁a ▁multi - ac ade my ▁trust ▁that ▁runs ▁four teen ▁schools ▁in ▁East ▁Ang lia . ▁The ▁Trust ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁the ▁East ▁Nor folk ▁Academy ▁Trust ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁changing ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁In sp iration ▁Trust ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Ag new