Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Liz Kistruck, CFO at Motorway and former exec at Expedia, takes us through her career in Square Mile and Me

CV

• Name: Liz Kistruck
• Job title: CFO at Motorway
• Previous roles: CFO at Expedia for Business and Lyst
• Age: 46
• Born: Newcastle upon Tyne
• Lives: Cirencester
• Studied: University of Cambridge

• Talents: Piano, and I’ve sewn a few wedding dresses in my time
• Motto: Have courage and be kind. Yes, from Cinderella.
• Biggest perk of the job?: Having a licence to be curious and get stuck into any part of the business. And at Motorway, it’s always with smart, talented people.
• Coffee order: Decaf!
• Cocktail order: Long Island Iced Tea
• Favourite book: Too many to count, but I’ll pick Dorothy Sayers’ The Nine Tailors

What was your first job?

I had a Saturday job at a local dry cleaners in secondary school. I worked there with a close friend, and we were given huge bags of clothes to clean, fold and organise for customers to pick up. Looking back, that taught me a lot more than I probably realised at the time. It was my first experience owning a process start to finish, and that sense of responsibility and appreciation for an efficient........

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