Jim Wilkinson

Jim joined Oxford Science Enterprises as CFO and Director at the time of founding in 2015 and was interim CEO from November 2019 to December 2020. Jim works closely with the investment team on all transactions (fundraises and exits) and also oversees all central operations.

Jim has over 30 years of experience in the commercial sector. Prior to his role at Oxford Science Enterprises, he was the CFO of a number of listed companies, including Informa Group (where he was a founder director), Sportingbet, Johnson Service Group, and IBC Group. He was also CFO at Lonrho after it was taken private in 2013. He trained as an accountant with Deloitte, where he worked for 8 years.