Managing director Jim Taylor has brought experience in valuing mining companies in West and Central Africa to the economic consulting segment at FTI Consulting in London.
FTI Consulting has expanded its London office by hiring Jim Taylor as a managing director in its economic consulting segment.
In a career of more than three decades, Taylor has focused on valuing projects and mining companies in on Central Asia, South America and West and Central Africa.
Joining from RFC Ambrian where he was head of research, he has also had stints at Renaissance Capital, Yorkton Securities, Smith New Court and Canaccord Adams.
As an analyst he has co-authored reports on the mineral sands, West African gold and coking goal sector, as well as covering companies from across the development cycle and the commodities spectrum.
The firm’s head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) economic and financial consulting, Mark Bezant, commented in a statement that Taylor’s appointment “reflects the continued growth and development of our valuation services to the extractive industries sector, and Jim’s combination of consulting and operational experience will be of tremendous benefit to our clients navigating the complex issues in the sector”.
FTI Consulting added a team of eight economic competition experts in Johannesburg, South Africa in March, having previously expanded last year when a team of three litigation support experts joined the forensic and litigation consulting segment.
April saw law firm Eversheds Sutherland launch a South African mining practice when it recruited Hogan Lovells’ head of mining and his team.
Elsewhere in the mining space in April, a peace deal was reached between Guinea and mining entrepreneur Beny Steinmetz which brought an end to corruption charges and legal proceedings and private equity fund manager Phatisa sold the controlling shareholding in fertiliser company Meridian Group to Saudi Arabian mining company Ma’aden.
Sourced from ALB - written by Naomi Jefferys