Pictured above: Grant Jones
An insolvency partner and solicitor has been appointed to head
up an association which represents the accountancy profession in
London.
Grant Jones, a partner at Cooper Parry which has offices in
Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and London, has been named as the new
President of the London Society of Chartered Accountants
(LSCA).
His role will see him representing the interests of chartered
accountants to the wider business community in the city as well as
delivering a range of services for members including a variety of
social events and discussion groups.
He said: "I am delighted to have been elected and be given the
opportunity to represent the London Society of Chartered
Accountants.
"My priority is to continue the good work the Institute of
Chartered Accountants and LSCA does, and further promote its
services and help raise the profile while continue to ensure the
views of the profession are being heard and promoted."
Mr Jones is a solicitor, New York attorney, licensed insolvency
practitioner, arbitrator and a professor in business law.
A law graduate from the London University, Grant started his
career with Ernst & Young where he worked for the ICAEW's
immediate past president Gerald Russell. After training he left to
join merchant banking and thereafter set up as a sole practitioner.
While looking to share office space he became a partner with
Morison Stoneham, the firm that went on to float on the stock
exchange as Tenon.
Following this, Grant decided to return to academia and became a
consultant with Morison Stoneham/Tenon, enabling him to study law
in London and New York and also qualify as an arbitrator. After
working with a German firm that provided a mix of accountancy and
legal services, Grant returned to accountancy and became an
insolvency partner with Cooper Parry.
Grant's appointment as President was announced at the recent
London LSCA AGM. Other Office Holders announced include David
Symes, Managing Director of Compliance Recruitment Solutions, as
Deputy President and Naima Siddiqi, a director at corporate finance
advisory firm Eximus Capital, as Vice President.
For more information about Cooper Parry, please visit their
website here: www.cooperparry.com