The Bourne Ultimatum, the Universal Pictures blockbuster, features an amnesiac super spy who careers between London, Moscow, Paris and Tangiers, dodging assassins as he tries to recover his identity.

David Kosse’s life is not quite so dramatic or dangerous. Yet he can probably sympathise with Jason Bourne’s schedule. As president of Universal Pictures International, he is in charge of marketing and distributing the Hollywood studio’s films throughout Europe and the rest of the world.