Jim Thacher - Director of Global Sales

Jim Thacher

Jim is Head of Global Sales for Hemsley Fraser. Having first joined Hemsley Fraser in 2006 as Director of Sales for North and South America, he has since taken on the global role of leading and managing our worldwide business development efforts. Jim leads an international business development team responsible for supporting a diverse client base, ranging from mid-size to Global Fortune 500 multi-national organizations across many industry sectors. Jim’s aim is to assist our clients in improving their business results through lifting the performance of their employees. Jim also works with several key Hemsley Fraser clients such as Schlumberger, AstraZeneca, BP and AkzoNobel, advising them on strategic and enterprise-wide learning and performance management solutions.

Prior to joining Hemsley Fraser, Jim was with the Forum Corporation, where he held several positions including SVP, Director of Outsourced Accounts and National Account Director for strategic accounts that included: The Coca-Cola Company, Vanguard Financial Services, Quintiles Transnational, KPMG Canada, and GSK. Earlier in his career, Jim was a Senior Vice President with the HSBC Bank USA, where he developed the bank’s first Financial Planning and Brokerage sales force and directed several functions including Marketing and Corporate Training and Development. He also served as a senior consultant and training manager at both Prudential Insurance and J.C. Penney.

Jim earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Muhlenberg College and pursued a Master’s Degree at Columbia University in Organizational Development. He is also a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and holds several securities licenses, has presented at ASTD, is a member of the Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group and is an Elder in his church.

Jim believes in the importance of providing insight along with information. He meets clients where they are and invests in them and their priorities, never over-engineering solutions or making them too large or complex. Jim believes in the value of teamwork. His clients learn just as the baseball teams that he coaches - how to inspire with energy and creativity, achieve results through hard work, and make the learning experience fun for everyone.