James Isola

James joined Oakley in 2021 and is responsible for protecting and building the Oakley brand and helping to communicate key messages to stakeholders.

Prior to joining Oakley, James was a Partner at the public relations company Maitland/AMO where he advised a number of private equity, asset management, and hedge fund clients. Before joining Maitland James spent seven years at Bloomberg News as a financial journalist. Prior to Bloomberg, James qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in London.

James holds a BA (Hons) in Modern Languages from Durham University and a PGDip in Broadcast Journalism from City University.