Paul Lawton, Managing Director, Dual Concept Marketing

Mar 16 2010 by Jez Davison, Evening Gazette

Losing your home is no barrier to entrepreneurial activity, as Teessider Paul Lawton tells Jez Davison.

Paul Lawton

Born: Stockton

Age: 49

Family life: Lives in Seaton Delaval in North Tyneside with his wife Allison. He has three children - Jon, 25; 20-year-old Stevie and Sara, 19 - and five cats

Downtime: Supports Leeds United Football Club, plays football and always leaves Sunday free for “family time”

Strengths: Confidence and strategic vision

Limitations: Leaves the operational side to others

Business icons: Alan Sugar and Richard Branson

Best quality: Single-mindedness

Worst quality: Single-mindedness