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James Parkin

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Founding Principal at Thorium Capital Partners
📍 United Kingdom

James Parkin is the Founding Principal at Thorium Capital Partners, focusing on growth capital for defence technology companies. This follows a distinguished 28-year career in the Royal Navy, where he rose to Rear Admiral and served as Director Develop. He is an alumnus of the University of Oxford and London Business School.

He was the 78th Controller of the Navy, a title dating back to 1668, and was awarded both a CBE and a CB for his service.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Founding Principal
Job Level
Senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Defence Technology
His current venture, Thorium Capital Partners, is dedicated to raising a fund to provide growth capital for European defence technology companies in their scale-up phase.
Growth Capital
His new career is focused on providing growth capital and strategic advice to technology companies, marking a shift from public service to private finance.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Founding Principal
Thorium Capital Partners
12-2014
Non Executive Director
Applied Resilience
9-1997 - 11-2025
Commissioned Officer (Sub Lieutenant to Rear Admiral)
Royal Navy
8-2021 - 6-2025
Director Develop / Controller of the Navy (Rear Admiral)
Royal Navy
Strike Group Commander (Commodore)
Royal Navy
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Education
Master of Arts - MA
University of Oxford
Senior Executive Programme
London Business School
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