James has 25 years’ experience in the Auckland Property Finance market and has financed a large percentage of the major developments during this time – including literally thousands of apartments, houses and sections, hundreds of commercial buildings and a large number of land projects. He has sourced, settled and managed in excess of $5 billion worth of financial transactions for many of Auckland’s most successful property identities.

James became a Director of NZMS in December 2012 with a focus on credit expansion. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Otago, a Post Graduate Diploma in Banking from Massey University and is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.