Callum Thomas is the founder and CEO of Thomas Thor Associates providing recruitment, executive search and consulting services to the global nuclear industry and major infrastructure projects. Callum is also Chairman of KeySource Global.
He is also a co-founder with Monica Mwanje of Inclusion and Diversity in Nuclear which aims to support and enable the industry to achieve diversity and inclusion in their teams.
Callum spent the first six years of his life in Brighton and then moved to grow up in a village called Cosgrove in Milton Keynes. He attended Akeley Wood School and then went to Royal Latin School in Buckingham studying A-levels in Business studies, Mathematics and Physics.
He then went on to study Financial Studies at Bournemouth University in 1996. During his time at University, he ended up contracting severe meningitis which made the headlines in the local paper. He then went on to run a marathon for a meningitis charity (once recovered) and carried on running ever since.
He currently lives in Amsterdam with his wife Analia and are soon to be parents.
In 1999, Callum became a Consultant - Recruiting for Contract Project/Programme Management, Business Analysis and Technical Consultant roles within the Financial Services and Public Sectors in the UK.
From here, he became the Business Manager for Sthree. Building and managing teams of up to 20 consultants and team leaders to provide recruitment services to the IT, Financial Services and Public sectors, Callum later went on to become the director of the business.
In 2009, Callum set up Thomas Thor Associates, having been inspired as a child, when he used to go his dad’s office at weekends, he had an ambition to have his own business from an early age.
Callum is also a on the Board of Panda Life Sciences and a member of the Next Generation UK’s Nuclear industry Council.
In his spare time, Callum enjoys triathlon running, cycling, swimming and is looking for to travelling too.
For more information visit: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/callumthomas
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