Power 100 2007

Recruitment guru Thompson works behind the scenes to lubricate the industry, “by challenging management thinking in his clients”, says one client. Coming from a fairly modest background in the heart of Glasgow, his biggest secret is that he helps out a couple of charities for kids with problems such as drug abuse. Often misconstrued as a regular “Jack the lad”, first-class living with wealthy mates is his favourite pastime. Joint managing director Dominic Grudzien says “Humour features strongly in George’s character, but there is a serious part of him that always wants to put something back into the industry that he has served for the past 20 years.”

George Thompson
Harrison Scott