David Cooney: Three things you didn’t know about MahiFX and MFX Compass’ CEO

1 He has a commercial helicopter pilot licence and was the first person in his native New Zealand to own a Guimbal Cabri G2 two-seater chopper. 

 

2 While studying for his law degree he applied to the air force (“having watched Top Gun for the 13th time”). When the recruiter asked him to describe his relationship with discipline, he answered, “separated but still talking.” He never did get a call back. 

 

3 His dream car is an Ariel Atom, a road-legal, race car – which has no roof, no windows and an exposed chassis.