We dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, it’s City AM’s own CEO Harry Owen, who tells us about his career launching restaurants and freesheets in this week’s Square Mile and Me

CV

• Name: Harry Owen
• Title: CEO, City AM
• Previous roles: Director, Boisdale Restaurants
• Age: 45
• Born: Chelsea
• Lives: Twickenham
• Studied: York University
• Talents: Carpentry
• Motto: Not a motto, but the poem ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling
• Biggest perk of the job? Meeting talented people
• Coffee order: Black Americano
• Cocktail order: Virgin Mary
• Favourite book: The Magus by John Fowles

What was your first job?

My father was Chapter Clerk of Salisbury Cathedral and he made me sell ice creams in the Cathedral Close every summer.

What was your first role in the City or business world?

I joined City AM in September 2005, the day after my honeymoon and the same week it launched. I didn’t know much about the Square Mile – I don’t think any of us did – but it........

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