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James Gilbert

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Founder & CEO at Astrus Talent
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

James Gilbert is the Founder & CEO of Astrus Talent, specializing in data center recruitment for hyperscale and colocation operators. He supports the full project lifecycle, from construction to executive leadership. Colleagues describe him as a highly professional, insightful, and clear communicator who attended Shenfield High School and Chelmsford College.

He believes the candidate a hiring panel almost removes from consideration is often the best hire a company will ever make.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Priorities

Topics James cares about

Data Center Talent
He highlights the critical talent shortage in the data center industry, noting a projected need for 300, 000 skilled workers by 2030.
Effective Hiring
He shares contrarian advice on recruitment, such as why the "best" candidate is often not the one who looks perfect on paper.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Founder & CEO
Astrus Talent
9-2022 - 4-2026
Managing Consultant
RedHolt
11-2019 - 9-2022
Lead Consultant
RedHolt
10-2018 - 11-2019
Delivery Consultant
RedHolt
11-2016 - 10-2018
Senior FX Broker
Foreign Currency Innovations Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

Personalizing Talent Management and Career Growth with AI. Featured in AstrumU (Astrus Talent)
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Education
2006 - 2008
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Chelmsford College
2001 - 2006
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Shenfield High School
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