# Paul Thomas

> Paul Thomas is the British co-founder and CEO of Lead Forensics, the B2B website visitor identification company. He previously co-founded MarketMakers with Henry Braithwaite in 2004. His public interviews focus on listening to prospects, coaching sales teams, recruitment and leadership, while a 2019 return to MarketMakers connected his interest in running with persistence in business.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Lead Forensics
- **Organizations:** Lead Forensics, MarketMakers, Lead Forensics Holdings Limited, Boulevard Property Holdings Limited
- **Nationality:** British
- **Known for:** Co-founded MarketMakers with Henry Braithwaite in 2004., Co-founded and leads Lead Forensics., Described building Lead Forensics to more than 450 employees in a historical Workshop Recruitment case study.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Co-founded MarketMakers with Henry Braithwaite; appointed director of Market Makers Incorporated Limited on 4 March.
- **2010** — Appointed director of Lead Forensics Limited on 15 February, its incorporation date.
- **2014** — Lead Forensics established an internal recruitment team, according to its Workshop Recruitment case study.
- **2017** — Resigned as director of Market Makers Incorporated Limited on 2 August.
- **2019** — Returned to MarketMakers for its 15th-anniversary sales workshop on 4 March.
- **2022** — Lead Forensics announced his inclusion in Best Startup UK’s four-director B2B list on 11 May.
- **2023** — Appeared on the B2B Sales Playbook episode Diary of a CEO, published 14 April.
- **2025** — Appointed director of Lead Forensics Holdings Limited on 16 October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded MarketMakers with Henry Braithwaite in 2004.
- Co-founded and leads Lead Forensics.
- Described building Lead Forensics to more than 450 employees in a historical Workshop Recruitment case study.
- Included in Best Startup UK’s B2B directors list, as announced by Lead Forensics in May 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Appointed director of Lead Forensics Holdings Limited on 16 October.
- **2026-01** — Lead Forensics Limited recorded Lead Forensics Holdings Limited as its person with significant control from 1 January; Thomas ceased to be individually listed as a person with significant control on that date. This filing does not establish a departure from his CEO role.

## Links

- Website: https://www.leadforensics.com/
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/paul-thomas-b6100b10

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