James joined the Henley Investment Centre's UK Equities team in August 2012 and was appointed manager of the UK equities portfolio of Invesco Perpetual Select Trust plc in October 2016. 

He was subsequently appointed manager of the Keystone Investment Trust plc portfolio in April 2017 and also manages UK equity pension and pan-European equity mandates. Prior to joining Invesco, James was co-head of pan-European sales at Banco Espirito Santo in London. 

James began his career in pan-European equity sales at Credit Lyonnais in 2001 and went on, via HSBC and Dresdner Kleinwort, to specialise in UK equity sales.