Founder & Director
James Dingwall, Founder and Director of the Thistle Group, supports business growth for all of the Thistle Group companies, as well as providing specialist M&A advice and regulatory advice, particularly in the areas of FCA supervision & enforcement actions along with acquisition due diligence support
Director
As a Director at Thistle Initiatives, Steve holds specialist knowledge of the FCA Handbook and has extensive experience, focussing on consultancy and sales management. Steve is well-versed in the pension and investments sector and with his regulatory knowledge has been involved in over 150 regulatory visits, various Section 166 projects, and other similar assignments such as the SIPP and NMPI (S55 VVOP) work.
Associate Director
As Associate Director and a dedicated member of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), Paul exemplifies professionalism and expertise in the financial services industry. His Section 166 projects showcase a strong dedication to industry integrity and regulatory compliance and whilst specialising in pensions and investments, Paul's extensive regulatory knowledge consistently delivers tangible results to clients.
Head of Financial Crime
Jessica is a financial crime leader, working predominantly with financial services firms to build, scale and assure all elements of the financial crime framework. Jess has broad experience working with a range of institutions to design and enhance policies and procedures
HR Business Partner
Sarah Pritchard joined Thistle Group in November 2022 as HR Business Partner. Prior to joining the group, Sarah held long standing people and culture roles within the communications industry and membership bodies, both as HR Business Partner and standalone HR Manager positions. As well as a wealth of experience operating as an HR generalist, supporting the full employee life cycle, Sarah has built up solid experience in delivering HR strategies and supporting cultural change projects.