James holds a BA in Accountancy degree and over the years has held various senior Finance positions ranging from Finance Director, Group Finance Director, Company Secretary, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.

Whilst primarily operating in SMEs in the West of Scotland he has also worked for multi-national companies from offices located in London, Oslo, Malaga and Hong Kong. James joined the Root One group in 2013 and has managed the Finance function of the group from £1.5 to £8m turnover whilst establishing the group as one of the largest profitable Landscape Companies in Scotland.