James primarily focuses on complex insolvencies and assisting stakeholders manage contentious recoveries and non-performing loan exposures.

Prior to joining Kroll, James was a Director in the Stressed Asset Group of Standard Chartered Bank based in Singapore with responsibility for management of both performing and impaired accounts booked in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Part of his role involved him being the Acting Head for Group Special Assets Management for Standard Chartered Bank Thailand and a permanent member of Standard Chartered Bank Australia, Singapore and Vietnam’s watchlist committees for its corporate, commercial and institutional loan portfolios.

James was also previously employed as an Associate Director in the corporate recovery and restructuring team of a big four accounting firm and prior to that was a Strategy Advisor in the special assets team handling problem loans within an Australian bank.

James holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Banking/Finance) from the University of New South Wales. He also holds a Graduate Diploma from the Financial Securities Institute of Australia and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.