Daily Diary

Dick Tyler: a retrospective

Posted 21/04/2008 by The Daily Diary

Outgoing Camerons chief Dick Tyler is an affable, avuncular sort of chap in the experience of The Diary. However, he must have made a few enemies at the firm over his time in charge, as the departing chief was given a particularly vindictive send-off.

The ‘highlight’ of his recent farewell do was being serenaded by Celtic X-Factor also-ran Rhyddian Roberts – whose brother, serendipitously, is a trainee at the City firm.

Still, a colourful character like Tyler will surely be missed. Famously, his hobbies include beating up All-Blacks on the rugby field (okay, he played them once, as student, many moons ago) and crashing fast cars, with dastardly Dick reportedly having run through more flash motors than The Diary has had hot dinners.

However, as befitting one destined for law firm management, Tyler is also capable of playing his cards close to his chest when needed. Indeed, so discreetly did he woo his future wife (also of Camerons), colleagues apparently never suspected love was in the air – or even that they were dating – until their engagement was announced in the national press.

Meanwhile, successor Duncan Weston is also keeping busy. His wife, Candy, has just popped out Weston Junior number four.