mike chattey spent 2 years as regional salesman in the south west for calor gas. he then moved to london to start a 15-year career in advertising predominately for evans hunt scott and leo burnett advertising working on south african airways, coi, kelloggs, procter &amp; gamble, mcdonalds, kodak, sun alliance and commodore computers. he was hired by lord ashcroft in 2002 to join the conservative party's treasurers' department. he was promoted to head of fundraising in 2012.