FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
TOM LAWRIE-FUSSEY
Tom Lawrie-Fussey is Director of Automotive at LexisNexis Risk Solutions Insurance , U . K . and Ireland . We caught up with him to find out what motivates him , what inspires him , and which tech he can ’ t live without
Q . WHO WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD HERO AND WHY ?
» I didn ’ t have a specific hero as such , but I used to love watching lorry drivers reverse into our local supermarket car park – it ’ s a real skill ! I ’ d watch them for hours and spent my entire childhood wanting to be a lorry driver !
Q . WHAT ' S THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU EVER RECEIVED ?
» “ If a job ’ s worth doing , it ’ s worth doing properly ” – my Gran always drummed this into us , and I find it ’ s applicable to just about everything in life , from how to bring up a family , to doing the dishes , to building new digital products .
Q . WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ – AND HOW LONG AGO DID YOU READ IT ?
» Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks , because my wife told me I ’ d like it . And I did . Excellent book , I devoured it in about a week , very recently .
Q . NAME ONE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY YOU COULDN ’ T LIVE WITHOUT AND TELL US WHY
» At the end of a long day I love listening to music , played on proper hi-fi , where , with your eyes closed , you can just about pretend to be at a concert .
Q . WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO IN TERMS OF LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP ?
» I ’ m fortunate to have an excellent manager at LexisNexis Risk Solutions ! Outside of work , I ’ ve always admired what James Dyson built , from humble beginnings tinkering with his inventions in his garage .
I ’ ve also never come across a better leader than James Allison , who I worked with briefly at the Renault F1 Team . James is now CTO of Mercedes- AMG Petronas F1 and rightly so . He ’ s phenomenally clever , but also ( and this is the rare part !) incredibly gifted at leading a team to a common goal .
24 March 2023