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 was chief executive officer for Keepmoat and is 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 CEO,[4] later becoming CEO - a post he retained until February 2019. In June 2019, he was appointed interim CEO at M J Gleeson.[5]
Following the Autumn Statement of Conservative chancellor Philip Hammond in November 2016, Thomson welcomed the £2.3 billion housing infrastructure fund as he saw it as allowing local authorities to create joint ventures to deliver housing.[6]
References
- "The HFI | Home | Our team". thehfi.com. Housing and Finance Institute. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "People | Keepmoat Homes". www.keepmoatcorporate.com. Keepmoat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "James Thomson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer at Keepmoat Ltd. - Relationship Science". Relationship Science. Relationship Science. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- "Keepmoat's senior appointments". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- Morby, Aaron (10 June 2019). "Gleeson boss quits in boardroom pay row". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- Bourke, JOanna. "New tactics to tackle London housing crisis win welcome". Evening Standard. Evening Standard. Retrieved 6 November 2017.