James Thompson
managing director
Life at FGS Global
Heads up the UK restructuring practice. He also develops and delivers integrated communications strategies for clients.
Life Pre-FGS Global
Senior business reporter on UK national newspapers, including during the last financial crisis.
Life Beyond FGS Global
Loves to travel – and plan the next trip, football, golf, art galleries and movies. Enjoys trying new restaurants in London – with Japanese, Italian and Thai often top of the list.
James joined in 2013 and leads FGS Global’s UK restructuring practice. As a Managing Director, he has significant experience of restructuring communications including some of the most high-profile UK-focused situations of recent years, including Cineworld Group, Swissport, Pizza Express and J. Crew.
His wider capital markets experience includes large and complex mergers and acquisitions, and private equity-led takeovers in the UK and globally. This work has given James a detailed knowledge of competition and regulatory processes around transactions.
At FGS Global, he has advised some of the UK and Europe’s largest companies in sectors, including retail and consumer, financial services, commercial property, transport and telecoms.
Whether handling high-profile restructuring situations, crises, large transactions, building brand recognition or driving leadership positioning campaigns, James provides clients at a very senior level with strategic advice. James has a proven track record of driving positive media coverage, and writing op-eds and speeches for senior executives, helping to ensure they get the recognition they deserve among stakeholders.
He graduated from Warwick University in the UK.
