Samsung UK & Ireland vice-president of product marketing for mobile experience chats to Mary McCarthy about why good leadership is rarely a one-size-fits-all model

Annika Bizon always loved competitive environments and represented Britain in skiing

Annika Bizon always loved competitive environments and represented Britain in skiing

In conversation with Mary McCarthy

Today at 06:30

Long before I found myself in senior leadership roles, I was a child being pulled into active pursuits by a father who believed that if you were going to do something, you might as well do it properly.

I grew up in Somerset, with my sister and parents. While my mum and sister loved shopping and all the traditionally girly things, me and my dad preferred the great outdoors.