TOM JAMES
OPERATIONS MANAGER
- Department: Blackedge Consulting
- Started STR Group: 2025
- Experience: Tom joined Blackedge Consulting in 2025 as Operations Manager for the newly formed Data Centres team. Their work in establishing a reputation as the go-to international staffing solutions specialists in data centre design and construction led to the launch of Blackedge Consulting, a consultancy committed to supporting the growth of companies shaping the next generation of digital infrastructure and advanced technology facilities.
- Leadership: Tom brings experience in building multiple start-up recruitment teams and companies and finds the most satisfaction in facilitating the growth and development of those in his team, as well as providing his clients with exceptional results in enabling their high-tech facilities projects.
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THE TEAM
Meet our leadership team
DARREN DAY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CLIVE HUTCHINGS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & FOUNDER
JAMES ROLFE
GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR
JOANNE SMITH
HR DIRECTOR
ROSS SANDERSON
GROUP DIRECTOR OF SOLUTIONS
FRANCES MOORE
GROUP MARKETING DIRECTOR
DARREN PANNELL
GROUP DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
DAVID JAMES
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
EMMA REES
GROUP LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR
NATHAN SUTTON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JEREMY ROSS-CLYNE
GROUP IT DIRECTOR
HEIDI WOODS
BIDS MANAGER
WILL WINFIELD
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR