People

Greg Pritchard, Senior Partner

A chartered accountant by profession, Greg has carried out many senior strategic roles for major international financial services companies in the areas of finance, internal audit and risk management. His vast experience includes such diverse activities as acting as Finance Director, launching a unit trust, acting as Head of Risk for a derivatives broker and establishing a new unit linked insurance company in Belgium.

John Bull, Partner

John ran a trading floor in Rudolf Wolff prior to forming his own FSA registered commodity brokerage which went on to become the market leader in its field. He was responsible for compliance and risk management for over ten years and was involved in all aspects of strategy. Prior to CPA John worked with a major European software house on their anti money laundering and fraud detection programmes.

Malcolm Walton, Partner

Malcolm worked in industry at chief executive level for many years. He took a sabbatical several years ago and worked on secondment with The Department of Trade and Industry. Malcolm now works largely on risk management, internal audit and corporate governance issues, in addition to overseeing our marketing programme.

Lilian Tan, Compliance Supervisor

Lilian joined CPA as a Consultant. She has a strong legal background having graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Manchester. Lilian recently completed her Masters in Law at University College London and is qualified as a non-practising barrister after being called to the bar in 2009. Lilian speaks English, Malay, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Belinda Baber, Compliance Consultant

Belinda has a Business Administration degree from Kent specialising in e-commerce and employment law. She was first an intern and then Investor Relations Manager at a leading UK energy hedge fund. She has two years in retail management specialising in e-commerce. She joined CPA on 1 June 2011.

 

Stephen Kieft, Finance

Stephen joined the firm in August 2009 and provides bookkeeping and accounting services to clients, as well as assisting clients with the preparation and submission of FSA Data Items. Stephen also coordinates our internal financial administration. Stephen has previously carried out a number of financial controller roles and had a spell in the accounting profession with KPMG.

Yifan Li, Finance Assistant

Yifan Li  has a degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of East Anglia. She speaks both English and Mandarin fluently and since joining the firm has assisted with a major presentation to Chinese business people visiting London. Yifan is active in enabling CPA’s Far East marketing programme.

 

Sandy Kinney, Associate

An accountant by profession, with over 20 years' experience of financial services, Sandy is a specialist in risk and performance management. She was formerly a senior partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Financial Services practice in London and was previously with KPMG, also in London. Sandy is currently a Non-Executive Director of the FSA, Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and Skipton Building Society where, until recently, she was also chair of the Board Audit Committee.

Michael Watson, Associate

Michael has substantial experience of risk management. A corporate banker by profession, he has been a Controller of Advances for Midland Bank, Assistant Director at Hill Samuel Bank and General Manager of Bank of Scotland's invoice discounting subsidiary. Michael has been involved in several corporate rescues and helped a major investment bank to manage a large portfolio of problem loans during the last recession. The focus of Michael’s current work involves assisting businesses to implement the CRD by establishing effective internal controls and facilitating a culture of risk awareness.