Getting to Know: Rob Everett

I grew up in a sleepy little village down in the west country, England. It was fantastic until I turned 16, and then it was just desperate. 

It is great to grow up out in the country, with the great outdoors right over the back fence. But you get to a certain age and it becomes a little bit claustrophobic. We had people in our village who had left only half a dozen times in their lives. 

Growing up, I wanted to be a footballer. I was a huge fan of Kevin Keegan, who played for Liverpool and England. Then I wanted to be in the army, because I just thought that looked a lot of fun. But once I realised what the army was really about, I decided otherwise. 

Why did I study law? A lack of imagination, probably. My dad was a lawyer, I couldn’t decide what to do and law just seemed like one of those degrees that opened doors into lots of other areas.