I always looked forward to meetings with Bernie: whether that was formal meeting with an agenda that deviated following tangents and interesting sidelines (with everyone in stitches)or the more social side of catching up over a drink (or 2). Whatever stage of your career, Bernie always made you feel like you’d just come up with the best idea ever whilst still challenging you to ponder further. Many a time he would come back to you days later …..remember that issue we were discussing?….Ive had an idea. Life and soul of the party has often been mentioned but on top of a huge amount of hard work and experience. Inspirational and will be missed.