Rich holds a Masters degree from Oxford University. He has achieved Fellow status in both the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) and the CIPD (UK). Rich's innovative change and talent management approaches have been recognised at HR & Leadership Awards in Asia and Australia.Outside of HR, Rich is a father, former professional comedian (with TV credits in UK and Australia) and plays way too much sport (badly - he is a Pom after all).

Rich Atkinson
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