Lifestyle Article - Grant Thornton appoint new Actuarial and Risk Partner

 James joins Grant Thornton's Actuarial and Risk team, bringing with him 20 years' experience specialising in life actuarial work. A fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, he is an expert in the area of financial effectiveness and has experience helping clients improve their finance processes, reduce costs and ensure that accurate results are delivered in line with regulatory and market deadlines. James has considerable experience in managing large teams, both at home and internationally, and has worked on a number of finance and reporting transformation programmes with clients.

 Commenting on his appointment, James said "I'm thrilled to be joining the fantastic team here at Grant Thornton, who already have a market leading presence in providing actuarial and risk management advice to clients. I look forward to working with our dynamic client base in developing bespoke solutions to make their processes more effective and allow them to make informed management decisions."

 Tim Roff, head of actuarial and risk at Grant Thornton added "We are delighted to welcome James to the team and this appointment demonstrates our continued investment in our financial services offering. James' vast skillset and experience in the life actuarial sector will be instrumental in strengthening our client offering and continuing our focus of providing a service of true quality and excellence."