Talking with ... Threesixty Services' Phil Young

Jamie Farquhar continues Square Mile's series of informal interviews

Julian Marr
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Phil Young, managing director of Threesixty Services, talks with Jamie Farquhar about pushing the boundaries, creating a positive work environment and going to watch Bury FC with his mum

How did you begin your career? Entirely by accident. I originally went to law school and trained as a solicitor with a law degree. Unlike everyone else I hadn't arranged a job for when I finished so I needed to find something to at least pay the rent. I applied for a job advertised as compliance consultancy, which I thought was something to do with electrical goods. And on the first day in the job I met Russell Facer in reception. Russell is now our compliance director here at threesixty and we've been working together for just under 20 years. The business was a small consultancy in fi...

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