With more than 17 years experience gained around the world, John joins Grant Thornton from one of the Big Four accounting firms in Cape Town, where he was responsible for research and development, financial management and strategic issues relating to life and pensions.
Previous to that, John's experience includes specialisation in the life and health markets in South Africa, risk actuarial design in Australia for death, trauma, total and permanent disability and disability income products. He also has expertise in designing life assurance and financial engineering analysis products for financial services groups and running emerging markets conferences on how to manage, operate and regulate financial services businesses.
Commenting on his appointment John Graham said: "I am excited about having returned to the UK to continue my career within the life actuarial market, particularly as the industry is changing so much at the moment. I am looking forward to utilising my experience gained over the past 17 years across both hemispheres to help grow the practice and extend our offering within the marketplace, ensuring that we are a real and credible alternative to the Big Four."
Stuart Shepley, a partner within Grant Thornton's Financial Markets Group said "John's wealth of international experience will provide a significant boost to the team - particularly given his knowledge is across such a wide range of actuarial issues. We are delighted to have him on-board."
"The recent structural changes in the life and pensions arena have given Grant Thornton tremendous opportunities, and John's appointment will enable us to build upon our current success in this area," he concluded.
