In 1989 he led the £10.5m MBI of The Wilcox Group. He was also co-founder, and CFO of NASDAQ quoted BioProgress Inc., subsequently AIM listed. James was also co-founder and CFO of PhotoBox, Europe’s largest on-line photo-finishing business with turnover of £150m and 22 million users. It acquired Moonpig.com in 2011 for £120m.