hiː wʌz ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt ɐ dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈaɪəl ʌv mˈæn stˈiːm pˈækɪt, bˌʌt ɹᵻmˈeɪnd dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv vˈænɪn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾiz.
He was until 2008 a director of the Isle of Man Steam Packet, but remained director of Vannin International Securities.