Grant Thornton adds to team

JAMES Hichens has joined the Leeds office of professional services firm Grant Thornton as transaction advisory services manager.

Mr Hichens has worked for several well-known financial advisory firms including a period of secondment in Sydney, Australia.

A graduate of the University of Bradford Management Centre, he will be working with a diverse range of businesses and financial institutions across the Yorkshire region:

Mr Hichens’ is the latest in a string of notable recent appointments at Grant Thornton’s Leeds office, which includes Will Oxley, who heads up the transaction advisory services department and Anne Morrison as head of private client services.

Office managing partner Jonathan Riley said: “We are delighted to welcome James to the firm. He is young, ambitious and a real team player. I’m sure he’ll be a credit to a fast growing department.”