Our Team
Callum Blackburn
Director & Founder
Callum has a career of over 25 years in addressing environmental challenges. His career has included senior positions in consultancies, public agencies, local authorities and the Scottish Government. In addition to creating HalfWild, he is a Non-Executive Director & Sustainability Champion in the Scottish NHS. Callum has a Master of Environmental Studies (MEnvS) degree and a Master of Arts (MA) in Economics and Accountancy degree.
Hande Altay-Blackburn
Marketing & Administration
Hande has a long-standing career in administration and communications. A native of Turkiye, she worked for Ford Motor Company in Istanbul for 13 years before meeting Callum and moving to Scotland. She has since joined Callum in his vision of rewilding and would like to see the HalfWild model applied to other countries. Hande has a Degree in Capital Markets.
Our Bank of Experts & Advisers
We use a range of specialist advisers, solicitors, and contractors to undertake our work. We utilise the best talent available for each project. This gives us flexibility and an opportunity for greater cost control and local knowledge and connections to be harnessed.