Bio

James joined Oakley in 2021 and is responsible for protecting and building the Oakley brand and helping to communicate key messages to stakeholders. Prior to joining Oakley, James was a Partner at public relations company Maitland/AMO where he advised a number of private equity, asset management and hedge fund clients. Before joining Maitland James spent seven years at Bloomberg News as a financial journalist. Prior to Bloomberg, James qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in London. James holds a BA (Hons) in Modern Languages from Durham University and a PGDip in Broadcast Journalism from City University.