BACKSTORY: Montblanc Africa’s Alain dos Santos
We question regional MD of Montblanc Africa Alain dos Santos
With which historical figure do you most identify? Vasco da Gama. He was an explorer and pioneer who travelled into the unknown with courage and a determination to break boundaries. I hope to do the same while representing Montblanc in Africa. What’s the most interesting thing about you that people don’t know? I’m quite a good dancer. What’s the worst airport you’ve been in? St Barts airport in the Caribbean. How do you deal with stress? What are your top tips for handling stress? Chocolate. Dark chocolate. What was your first job? Getting up at 4am to sell fruit and vegetables in a market in Albi, my home city in the southwest of France. I was 14 years old and got a summer job to earn vacation pocket money. What is your biggest regret? I regret not learning enough when I was at school. It has meant working so much harder later in life! What is the one investment you wish you had made, or made earlier? Buying Google stock. I remember reading an article on the poor investment potenti...
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