James is a senior HR reward professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. After a brief stint in tax consultancy at Ernst & Young, James spent 13 years in various reward roles at Goldman Sachs, and then 8 years at HSBC as EMEA Head of Reward and, subsequently, Head of Executive Remuneration. At the start of 2022, James moved to Standard Chartered, and he is currently Global Co-Head, Performance, Reward and Benefits.