He later joined Life and Pension providers Aviva and Zurich Intermediary Group as a Sales Support Consultant before joining Novia Financial in 2012. James then chose to broaden his experience by working for an advisory firm and joined Centurion Wealth Management in early 2016 which then became Centurion Chartered Financial Planners.

He currently holds the CII Certificates in Life and Pensions, Mortgage Advice and the CISI Investment Operations Certificate.

Outside of work James enjoys spending time with his family, has interests in everything Apple and gadgets, likes to travel and enjoys cooking.