Jim was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive member of the Deloitte UK Oversight Board in January 2019 and is its Deputy Chair. He was appointed as an Audit Non-Executive member of the Deloitte Audit Governance Board when it was established in January 2021.
After 25 years in financial services, Jim retired as Group Financial Controller/Deputy Finance Director at Lloyds Banking Group in May 2015 and, prior to that, held the position of Divisional Finance Director, Group Operations as well as Group Chief Accountant at the Bank of Scotland. Before joining Lloyds, Jim held senior finance positions at BP for ten years.
Jim was previously Chair of the Risk Committee of HSBC Bank plc and Chair of the Audit Committee of HSBC UK Bank plc before becoming the current Chair of the Risk Committee of HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited. He is also currently Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee at Pollen Street Capital, and Audit Committee Chair of Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc.
Jim holds a degree in Law and Accountancy from Glasgow University and qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG.