James Thomson (London politician)

James Thomson (born 1966) is an accountant and Councilman for Walbrook Ward of the City of London Corporation since 2013.[1] He is also Chief Executive Officer for Keepmoat and a Non-Executive Board Member of the Housing and Finance Institute.[2]

Thomson was educated at Oriel College, Oxford.[3]

Thomson was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Keepmoat in 2012. Then in January 2015, following the acquisition of Keepmoat by TDR Capital and Sun Capital he was promoted to the post of Deputy Chief Executive Officer there.[4]

Following the Autumn Statement of Conservative chancellor Philip Hammond in November 2016, Thomson he welcomed the £2.3 billion housing infrastructure fund as he saw it as allowing local authorities to create joint ventures to deliver housing.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The HFI | Home | Our team". thehfi.com. Housing and Finance Institute. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "People | Keepmoat Homes". www.keepmoatcorporate.com. Keepmoat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "James Thomson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer at Keepmoat Ltd. - Relationship Science". Relationship Science. Relationship Science. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Keepmoat's senior appointments". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Bourke, JOanna. "New tactics to tackle London housing crisis win welcome". Evening Standard. Evening Standard. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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