James Davey

Director

As Hawthorn Advisors’ longest-serving employee, joining the firm in 2015 at a headcount of <10, James has played an instrumental role in its evolution into one of the UK’s leading independent mid-sized consultancies, highly commended at the PR Week Awards 2024. His domain knowledge in the financial services and financial technology sectors has allowed James to win and establish blue-chip financial institutions as anchor clients in Hawthorn’s growth journey. He has also led buy- and sell-side communications on a wide range of high-profile M&A and other financial transactions, as well as helping to grow and upskill Hawthorn’s specialist financial services team.