Sir Alan 'was right to choose McQueen'

Sir Alan Sugar has said that he was right to pick Lee McQueen as the winner of last year's Apprentice after the former recruitment sales consultant helped win a major contract for his company.

McQueen was instrumental in securing the deal for Amscreen to show adverts and traffic information at sites owned by BP, What's On TV reports.

Sir Alan said: "I made the right decision choosing him. Lee has been working very hard for the past year and has progressed well, having played a key role in these negotiations.

"He has proved that I made the right decision by choosing him as the Apprentice, although you can rest assured I won't be letting him rest on his laurels.

"He still has a lot to learn as we continue the work of establishing Amscreen as a major player in the digital signage market."

McQueen said: "Although I played my part, this was very much a team effort and it's testament to the hard work put in by everyone at Amscreen.

"Since winning The Apprentice, I have learnt a huge amount from Sir Alan and Simon Sugar and although it continues to be very challenging, I am loving every minute of it and I hope this is the first of many big deals to come."