On January 10th, John Smith celebrated his much deserved retirement after thirty-eight years of dedicated service with the company. John began his career in February 1969 as a trainee secretary and over the years he worked his way up to the position of Executive Secretary of the company ́s CEO (Chief Executive Officer). Looking to the future, John will be moving to London where he plans to divide his time between his many grandchildren and his pastimes, which are golf and hill- walking. Here at the Adams in-house newsletter, we hope that he will keep in touch with the many friends that he has among the staff and we all wish him a very happy retirement. The purpose of this text is to