James Lenton joined Bupa in September 2021 as Group Chief Financial Officer-Designate, and formally became Group CFO and a Board Director in November 2021. Before joining Bupa, James was CFO of Hammerson plc, a FTSE 250 owner and manager of properties with a European portfolio. Prior to that, James was both CFO, and a board member of AIG’s European Group, a position he held for four years. Earlier in his career he was a Partner at EY providing a range of assurance and advisory services including M&A, financing and external audit, to clients including FTSE 100 companies and financial services groups.