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Tom Atkinson - Chairman

Born: London

First Job: Laboratory Assistant at East Greenwich gas works - where the O2 Arena now stands.

What I love about my current role

Seeing aspiring recruiters turn into successful businesspeople.

Outside interests

Amateur dramatics and music. My two most recent roles were the Phantom in "Panto of the Opera" and an Elf in the chorus of the brilliant "Stone of Dreams" musical. I am also an avid guitar player/singer - mostly parties and open mike do's these days.

Something not many people know about you

I am the father of Chick, the Swiss based international singer/songwriter (Birth name Mandy Atkinson) and cousin of Ron Atkinson former Manchester United manager. 38 years as a league table tennis player now retired. Never made it to the top but loved the challenges. I am also very proud of my entries in Who's Who in Recruitment and Who's Who in Britain's Business Elite.

One piece of advice for a start up recruitment business

When creating your business plan remember you can make losses lots of times but you can only run out of cash once.

One piece of advice for an existing recruitment business

Make your costs as variable as possible so that you can survive in the bad times and succeed in the good ones.