Our Team
meet the board
MALVIN KAMARA
CEO
Malvin founded Vallum Associates on the back of his extensive knowledge and network within the Energy & Utilities industry.
This deep knowledge of the industry has not only seen Malvin asked to recruit for some of the biggest names but has also seen him acting in an advisory capacity, helping define end to end solutions and approaches to transformation.
KANG SHIK KIM
COO
Kim has 20+ years experience within recruitment having spent the good part of 11 years specialising in working with individuals within Prime Services, Risk Management and Hedge Funds. He has spent that latter part of 10+ years working with clients to help them on their IT and Change Management programmes.
Kim has extensive experience within the UK, Europe, North American and Pan Asian markets.
Phil Bland
CFO
Phil joined Vallum with over 20 years’ experience within Financial and Commercial Business, with a focus on recruitment and staffing.
Phil has earned a comprehensive knowledge of the market stemming from his experiences across the board; from working with entrepreneurs at rapidly growing start-ups, large-scale companies both within the UK and American markets, and via his own consultancy business.
Meet the Team
Ed Jacob
Head of Energy & Utilities
A resourceful recruiter with a strong background across the Energy & Utilities sector, Ed leads Vallum’s Energy & Utilities Desk. His passion for building strong relationships with both clients and candidates alike makes for successful, long lasting placements.
HONEY HASSAN
DELIVERY TEAM LEAD
Each of our delivery consultants specialise within their specific industry areas. As the Delivery Team lead, Honey ensures that the right consultants will always be working your roles, meaning that every role has a team of industry knowledge sourcing for them. In addition to managing, Honey also sources and has an extensive experience working within IT recruitment.
Elliot Dryden
Principal Consultant
Elliot leads the Energy and Commodities team at Vallum Associates and is responsible for developing our global commodities client portfolio.
A determined and ambitious consultant, Elliot has placed candidates across Asia, Australasia, Europe and the United States
Jason Petelin
Principal COnsultant
An established consultant with 10+ years experience delivering a wide variety of personnel for 24/7 critical contracts, specialist technical hires and C-Suite retained searches. Jason takes a very collaborative and service led approach to his role, where he derives great pride in establishing honest relationships with clients and candidates to meet their total recruitment requirements.
Robert Keefe
Senior Consultant
With over 20 years’ experience within recruitment and eight years specialising in Salesforce, Rob has a detailed understanding of the Salesforce environment. Over the years, Rob has worked with some industry leading banks and has built lasting, valuable relationships.
