Owen was a cracking guy and it was a privilege to call him a colleague and a friend. In one form or another, I have worked alongside Owen since 2006 and I can honestly say I learned more from him than anyone else in my career. His passion for spreadsheets and tax accounting was legendary and I still use some ‘Owen branded’ spreadsheets to this day.

His love for football was well known and one of the highlights of the early part of my time working with Owen was the weekly games of fives he organised. I was truly awful at football and Owen knew it, but every week he encouraged me to come along. Owen would never leave anyone out – he was the glue that kept people together. 

After he joined Beam, Owen and I would regularly buzz each other to chat through some tax point we had come across. There was usually only five minutes of work chat but we were easily on the phone for half an hour each time. It was a pleasure to know Owen and he will be deeply missed. My thoughts are with his family.