New Audit Director appointed at KPMG

Tuesday 02 January 2018

KPMG has appointed James Le Bailly as Audit Director in the Channel Islands after a two-year secondment In San Francisco and the Bay area.

During his secondment, Mr Le Bailly also worked as a Director in KPMG’s advisory practice on a significant Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) project for a key global client.

James Le Bailly, Audit Director, KPMG in the Channel Islands, said: "San Francisco was a real eye-opener for me. Not only the technology that I experienced first-hand, but the mind-set to disruption and innovation; challenging how we do things.

"I have returned to the Channel Islands excited about the future of our finance industry and the opportunity we have to continually showcase ourselves as innovative and forward thinking. It is great that firms such as KPMG are leading from the front with this."

Jason Laity, Senior Partner, KPMG, added: "It is great to have James back in the team. His secondment has been invaluable, allowing him to build on ten years of experience in financial services and real estate in Jersey and Europe with two years in the innovation hub that is San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

"He has brought this vision back to the team in the Channel Islands and it parallels perfectly with our current business pipeline and the local digital agenda. James is an important part of our vision to be the clear choice for clients by bringing global knowledge and insights to the local market."