interview
Island Life - April/May 2011
Danny pictured with Cliff Michelmore 1990 Cowes
“However, just before I did leave the Army
there were major problems with the company
Danny decided to take early retirement,
I was due to join. So instead I then set off
which coincided with him becoming High
on my second career as sales manager for
Sheriff of the Island in 2005. He reflected:
Marex Technology, a software company based
“I enjoyed it immensely, and it is only when
in Cowes, and eventually moved up to the
you are doing it do you realise the number
position of managing director. In many ways
of volunteers on the Island running things.
that job was just as interesting as my Army
There are some wonderful people doing
career.
wonderful things here, and I was very
“We did some very interesting jobs, putting
software into major companies, and I again
impressed by it all.”
But having retired, Danny soon began
travelled all over the world. I spent more time
to realise he was getting under the feet
on a plane than I did at home. Looking back
of partner Anna around the house, so he
I think I have visited most countries in the
formed his renewable energy company - his
world at some time.
third career, and one he is again enjoying
“Under my stewardship we sold the Marex
to the Japanese, which is still working
enormously.
“It is very satisfying. We do all renewables,
as Yokogawa Marex. The growth of the
including solar panels, solar thermal, bio
company saw offices open in Abu Dhabi,
mass, underfloor heating and wall heating,”
Singapore, Seattle, Houston, Johannesburg
said Danny. Known as Pure Green Energy, the
and virtually every European country.”
company has been running for three years
One of the company’s major assignments
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disaster using their software.
So how did he arrive on the Isle of Wight?
at the time was to make safe the Leningrad
He reckons purely because he sent his two
nuclear power plant following the Chernobyl
daughters, Rosemarie and Beverley-Jo, to
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