Whenever I watch The Proms I’m reminded of the time, back in August 1997, when I was doing an IT consultancy visit with the contractors who were renovating the Albert Hall at the time. I remember looking down from the highest circle on the musicians rehearsing that night’s Prom. And then my colleague took me up on the roof outside for lunch and literally poached me for the much bigger company he was going to join. It was audacious but frankly one of the best moves I’ve ever made.