James joined the OPTRON board as a non-executive director in 2016 – appointed by Mic Capital Partners, a private equity fund invested in OPTRON Group.

James is a member of the management team of Mic Capital Partners, and the Ashburton Private Equity Fund.  Prior to this, he was employed at Rand Merchant Bank for a number of years, engaged in private equity investing.  James has a degree in Commerce, with Honours, from the University of the Witwatersrand.