Thea graduated from Birmingham University in 2005 after spending a year at the University of California, San Diego. On completion of her TEFL course in Barcelona she joined WH Marks Sattin, where she specialised in the recruitment of accounting & finance professionals. Over a period of four years she progressed to Manager, heading up a five strong team. She has joined Twenty to focus on growing the commerce division.

A business graduate of Portsmouth University, James started his career in recruitment with WH Marks Sattin where he focused on the part qualified accountancy sector commerce and industry. In 2009 he joined Goodman Masson to establish their presence within the middle and back office functions of the commodity trading market where he developed a significant network and an in depth knowledge of this niche market. James joined Twenty in 2012 to focus not only on the same commodity trading market but also to develop a broader focus on core finance, product control and risk.