Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Amex travel head honcho Andrew Crawley takes us through his career, and his reflections on the City, in Square Mile and Me

CV

• Name: Andrew Crawley
• Job title: President, American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT)
• Previous roles: Hop-picking, teaching and senior leadership at travel companies like British Airways and IAG.
• Age: 59
• Born: Westminster
• Lives: Clerkenwell
• Studied: Queen Mary University of London
• Talents: Wind surfing
• Biggest perk of the job? The opportunity to see the world and work with the best team in the business.
• Coffee order: Black Americano
• Cocktail order: Margarita, no ice
• Favourite book: Heart of Darkness

What was your first job?

My first job ever was picking hops – literally driving a tractor and trailer to harvest the hops at a farm in Kent.

But in terms of my first ‘career’ job, I’d say it was my time as a teacher. Training as an........

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