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INTERNATIONAL. The Moodie Report presents the latest in our popular new feature series called Never Hide, in which industry interviewees answer quick but revealing questions about their lives and interests inside and outside the industry.
This week we talk to Diageo Global Travel & Middle East Managing Director Jane Ewing.
How long have you been in the travel retail industry?
Two years, but loosely connected through the domestic spirits business since 1992.
What’s your proudest career achievement to date?
Getting this role!
You’re one of the highest-profile women in the industry. Do you feel it is difficult for women to reach the top in this business? What are the barriers?
I honestly don’t think it is any more difficult for women than for me, if you want it, you can have it.
Who have been the greatest inspirations in your life and career?
My husband, my parents, my kids.
What’s the biggest lesson you have learned in life to date?
Never assume and never judge a book by its cover.
What quality do you most admire in people?
Integrity, vision and a sense of fun.
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What is your favourite quote or saying?
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
What’s been your best-ever travel or holiday experience?
My time in Kerala, India.
One book, one music album for your desert island – what would they be?
Book: Papillon. Album: if I can’t take my iPod it would be Colbie Caillat, ‘All of you’ at the moment.
And one duty free item?
A bottle of Johnnie Walker Black label of course.
If you could invite three iconic figures (they can be living or dead) to your ideal dinner party, who would they be?
Alexander Walker (son of John Walker who took the brand around the world), Ernest Shackleton and Lady Gaga.
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