Tell us about yourself. Who are you and what do you do?
My name is Charlie Childs. I am an Ex Ordnance Survey Project Manager / Marketing Director (for 33 years) Age: Old. I am based in Fareham (Hants) and am from a very large family. I recently retired as a Non Executive Director with the local NHS after a four-year term.
You recently signed a huge sponsorship deal with London Progress. What do you hope the sponsorship deal between London Progress and TT Links will achieve?
It will achieve a greater awareness of Chinese Table Tennis products and specifically the Double Happiness company which is the largest manufacturer of Table Tennis equipment in the world. The sponsorship will provide TT people with more choice other than traditional European product which is especially expensive in the UK. We wanted to provide support at grass roots level of the sport for a community based club. London Progress is a large club with good networks links into the multi-cultural London community that will facilitate TTLinks greater promotion.
What path has led you to where you are today?
I was lucky when I worked for Ordnance Survey that I could work in many disciplines (Draughtsman, Marketing and sales, Software Development and Project Manager). These skills are transferable to Table Tennis - whether they be Coaching, running a club or running a TT business. I have been involved for 30 years in coaching at local and regional level. I also help run a club called Generation 2 in Fareham. As a club we have had some success in TT - recently beating LP in British League Div 2 - sorry couldn't resist that one. Starting the business was simply an extension of all those things and a visit to watch the Pro Tour Finals in China a couple of years ago.
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