 He was chairman of CHERUB from 1993 until at the end of "[[Man vs Beast]]", when he retires at age 65 and Zara Asker is promoted in his place.He was a CHERUB agent from 1950 to 1959, during which time he took part in 19 missions.He returns in "[[The Sleepwalker (novel)|The Sleepwalker]]" after his wife, a daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren are killed when their plane crashes, where he accompanies Lauren Adams and Jake Parker in their mission.