I guess it would be the CEO of a former company. I was given a MB rollerball as a 5-year service award...I've used it daily since then (~10 years).
However, I was perfectly happy with that one pen until I started looking at the pen forum here on TRF. Now I've purchased a 'Writer's Edition' MB and my first (cheap) fountain pen...and am looking at some others.
So, I blame TRF for in no small way fueling my desire for nice pens!