Currently the Director of Minority Investments at ICG, James previously spent 9 years at Montagu Private Equity in the UK, leading investments in LINPAC and Maplin.

James has a long-standing fascination with Africa and was one of the earliest investors in Fusion. His investment experience embraces sectors of great interest to Fusion in Africa: Food and drink (Marlow Foods, the makers of Quorn), the building industry (Caradon), consumer (AM Paper) and healthcare.

Previously, James worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in their London and Manchester offices in the UK. James holds a degree in Accounting and Economics from Manchester University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.