Interim Chief Executive
James Holmes is Chairman and formerly Chief Executive (2003-2007) of Europasia Education Plc whose board implemented a new strategy that restored profit. ( 2002: 2.0m GBP loss, 2006: 1.1m GBP profit).The Company is a China focused investment business initially investing in education, becoming the largest UK corporate investor in Chinese tertiary education and in 2004 running the largest non government training programme in the world. It is now focusing on the commodities, energy and environment sectors in China. He was appointed Chairman of Merchant Capital in October 2007 in order to implement a revised strategy for the business. In addition, James has been Principal of Management International School of Business since 1999, at the time the youngest Business School Principal in the country. The School works with a number of UK and US universities to deliver specialist work based programmes to the emerging central European and Far East markets.
James is Chairman and one of the founders of AIM listed Hollywood Media Services Plc, a TV Location facilities and catering company in the UK. He is a Director of AIM listed Microcap Equities Plc and of a number of private companies.
James is a Director of the Company and sits on both the Audit and Remunerations sub committees.