Prior to Siemens James was Director of Partnerships at Norwich Union (the UK’s biggest insurer) responsible for their strategic relationships with some of the UK’s biggest high street retail banks. He has also held a number of roles in GE’s capital businesses, latterly managing consumer credit P&Ls at GE Money and was a Senior Consultant in Accenture’s strategy practice working in their Retail and FMCG verticals.

James is a graduate of the London School of Economics and holds an MBA from Cranfield.