James Max
James Max, best known for his appearances in the first series of The Apprentice, grew up in North London, fairly close to Sir Alan Sugar's Apprentice candidates' home in Bishops Avenue.
James Max is the youngest of four sons of Wendy and Michael Max. It is a musical family - his mother Wendy is an accomplished children's music teacher and his brother Robert is a professional cellist.
James Max was 34 when he entered The Apprentice, and made the last four in the competition, which was eventually won by Tim Campbell with Saira Khan second.
After being fired from The Apprentice, James Max told The Telegraph:
"The business lesson I learned was that no matter how well qualified and capable someone is to do a job, it comes down to the individual judgment of a director or manager on whether they can work with the applicant."
According to James Max's official website he started work at the property advisory firm DTZ Debenham Tie Leung in 1992 where he rose to becoming a Director in 1996.
Max spent 1998-2001 at Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking Division, which he left to join a private equity firm to head up the fund's UK activities.
Since his appearance in The Apprentice, James Max has continued his presence in the media world.
In January 2008, LBC 97.3 announced that James Max, already presenter of The Fine Things in Life and Business Matters, will also host a show between 5am and 7am on Fridays and from 6am to 8am on Saturdays.
