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Biting Questions with Stephen Hunter, C.O.O. of The Sunwing Vacation Group
Stephen Hunter
7AUG07
What was the strangest job you’ve ever done? When I was 11 my friends and I worked after school in a factory making boxes – we used to ride our bikes there. It was, incidentally, also the worst job I ever had.
How many people work for you? Including the airline, 600.
Describe “a day in the life”. Get up, breakfast with my daughter, Genevieve, age 5, come to the office, review sales from the day before, and start multi-tasking for the rest of the day. That may be anything from worrying about aircraft on-time performance, to budget concerns, to helping a staffer deal with a personal problem.
What job, aside from the one you are now doing, did you like best? Cargo marketing for Canada 3000.
If you could have any job in the industry, what would it be? (laughs) Apart from being retired? Quite honestly I wouldn’t rather be anywhere else than right here.
Who do you admire most in the business? My father (Colin Hunter, President of the Sunwing Travel Group) because he’s a man of very few words but of a lot of action.
What quality do you most admire in others? The ability to speak several languages.
What do you hope to be doing in 10 years? Still here at Sunwing, running a diverse travel company.
What’s your worst habit? Eating lunch at my desk. [He was eating his lunch at his desk at the time.]
Where are you going on your next vacation? The Mayan Riveria – it’s my favourite destination.
Which destination you haven’t yet seen would you like to see? Tahiti.
Where would you live, if you could live anywhere? London.
What is your pet peeve? Disorganization.
What would you say your biggest extravagance is? I love fast cars. I used to race in my teens and twenties.
What was the best piece of advice you ever received? Don’t talk about it. Just do it.
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