Tom Bloxham
| Tom Bloxham MBE | |
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| Chancellor of University of Manchester | |
| Term | 1 August 2008 – |
| Predecessor | Anna Ford and Terry Leahy |
| Born | December 20, 1963 Fleet, Lincolnshire[1], England |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Residence | Manchester, England Flaine, France Tourrettes-sur-Loup, France |
| Profession | Chairman and Co-Founder, Urban Splash |
| Salary | £150,000 plus dividends.[2] |
| Children | 2 |
Thomas Paul Richard Bloxham MBE (born 20 December 1963) is an award winning property developer, founder of the pioneering urban renewal property development company Urban Splash and member of the judging panel for RIBA's Stirling Prize. Bloxham has appeared on Britain's rich list and has a property portfolio worth over £200m.[3][4]
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[edit] Background
Bloxham was born in London and went to Tiffin School[5] leaving in 1983 to go to Manchester to study Politics & Modern History at the University of Manchester. During his time at university he opened a music and poster shop in Afflecks Palace and also sold fire extinguishers door to door and tried to increase sales by demonstrating them by setting his briefcase on fire then extinguishing it.[6]
[edit] Urban Splash
Bloxham began subletting portions of his unit at Afflecks Palace and this began his career in property. Bloxham founded Urban Splash who initially converted redundant properties, mainly formerly industrial buildings, in the north west England into affordable city centre residential loft apartments. They have won in excess of 100 awards for design, architecture and urban renewal.[3][4]
He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and in 1999, he was given an MBE.[3]
[edit] Chancellor of The University of Manchester
Tom Bloxham was elected Chancellor of The University of Manchester in June 2008 to take office from 1 August 2008 for a period of seven years. Bloxham was installed as Chancellor at a special ceremony at the University's Whitworth Hall on 3 December 2008. At the same ceremony Sir Bernard Lovell, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Edward Gregson and Eddie Davies received honorary degrees.[7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/b/22685/Tom+BLOXHAM.aspx
- ^ http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article1562958.ece
- ^ a b c "TOM BLOXHAM - Chairman of the Urban Splash Group". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070816100715/http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/mp/tbloxham.html. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ^ a b "Tom Bloxham MBE — Oxford Brookes University". Oxford Brookes University. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070816100715/http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/mp/tbloxham.html. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ^ "UWEawards honorary degree to Tom Bloxham MBE", University of the West of England, 22 November 2007.
- ^ "Urban Splash's Tom Bloxham speaks exclusively to Pride Of Manchester about his life and the city's architecture". Pride of Manchester. http://www.prideofmanchester.com/interviews/TomBloxham.htm. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Installation ceremony 2008". http://www.manchester.ac.uk/installation/. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ UniLife; 2 Feb 2009, pp. 4-5
