Early Life
Duffen grew up in Surrey, the middle of three brothers. He was educated at Lancing College in Sussex and played cricket for Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) at Under 19 level. Duffen started his career with Procter & Gamble in a sales and marketing role.
In 1981 Duffen joined distribution company P J Holloway (Sales) Ltd, based in North London, where he was appointed Marketing Director and played a key role in the sale of the business in 1985 to Browne and Tawse plc. He subsequently held the position of Managing Director at two private companies and later started his own management consultancy business which from 1997 focused on the sport, broadcast and internet sectors.
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