Tom is Chairman of RunFlat International Ltd, Westley Group Ltd and Westley Plastics Ltd. He graduated from Imperial College with a degree in Metallurgy and is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of both The Institute of Cast Metals Engineers and of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. Tom is Chairman of the board of the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership and The Cast Metals Federation. Tom was also invited to become a liveryman within The Worshipful Company of Founders and and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands in 2017.