Julie Spinks
Age
40
Company
Water Regulations Advisory Scheme Ltd
Job
Managing director
Career
Julie spent 17 years working at United Utilities in a wide variety
of operational, planning and change roles, including director of
wastewater asset management. This was followed by a spell consulting and
then a year as executive manager with the British Blood Transfusion
Society
What was your first job?
Saturday girl in a British Home Stores restaurant.
What are the best and worst parts of your job?
Best is definitely the people I work with and worst is the travel.
What’s your dream job and why?
This one, of course!
What’s your most treasured possession?
Family photographs.
Where did you last go on holiday?
To Norway on a cruise.
In the Hollywood film of your life, who would play you?
Susan Sarandon – she’s a redhead like me.
Reveal something about yourself not many people know.
I was the senior girls hurdle champion at school. This was by default because I was the only one who entered the race.
What album is currently in your car CD player?
A talking book – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Books are good company on long journeys.
What’s your favourite film and TV programme?
My favourite film is always the one I have just seen. My favourite TV programme is Dexter – I love the dark humour.
What quote or saying do you most overuse?
“A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.”
If you ruled the world, what would you do first?
Spend time getting to know the team behind the scenes. A leader is as strong as the people around them.
What’s your favourite joke?
What do you call two spiders who have just got married? Newly-webs.