He has more than 17 years of experience executing board search and governance-based consulting engagements. His search practice spans a wide variety of sectors including industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, retail, and financial services. Thames’ clients include Fortune 500, mid-cap, and small-cap corporations, as well private, family-owned enterprises. Prior to joining RSR Partners, he built and led a successful national boutique board practice for a smaller firm. Before that, he worked for 11 years with two global recruiting firms, Heidrick & Struggles and Russell Reynolds Associates. Thames’ earlier career includes experience as a research analyst at Euromonitor International, a global market research firm, and as a project manager at Mitternight Boiler Works, a manufacturer of ASME pressure vessels, distillation columns, and heat exchangers for the chemical and petroleum industries. He also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal, implementing agro-forestry and natural resources management projects.
