Accountants, tax and business advisers BKL are pleased to announce the expansion of their senior leadership team with the appointment of new Chief Operations Officer (COO) James Addison.
James comes to BKL with a wealth of experience in operations, strategy, transformation and technology. His background includes roles as a consultant at PwC and DXC, as COO for JLL’s UK and EMEA regions, and as a co-founder of international insuretech advisory business Alchemy Technology Services.
James will be working closely with other members of BKL’s senior leadership team – CEO Lee Brook, Chief Financial Officer Neill Ryder, Chief Growth Officer Juliet Shaw, Chief People Officer Greg McCaw, Chief Governance & Sustainability Officer Myfanwy Neville – applying his expertise to help the business grow as efficiently and innovatively as possible.
James said: “I’m excited to join the BKL team at this time of significant change and opportunity in the industry. BKL is already a business that does things differently and does the right thing. I’m really looking forward to taking us further, ensuring that colleagues are in an even better position to support our clients’ growth, coupling next generation technologies and operational excellence with BKL’s depth and breadth of expertise and capability.”
Lee said: “I’m delighted to welcome James to BKL. As we continue challenging ourselves to be our best, James’s skills and experience will be key to helping us work smarter and deliver a phenomenal, technology enabled experience to our clients.”
James’s appointment marks the latest move in BKL’s expansion of its senior-level leadership and technical expertise this year, with Juliet Shaw having joined as Chief Growth Officer earlier in 2025, and five new partners appointed across BKL’s tax, audit and business services teams.
For more information, please contact:
Dan Gray
Marketing Director
+44 (0)20 8922 9172
Dan.Gray@bkl.co.uk
About BKL
BKL is a Top 40 firm of accountants, tax advisers and business advisers based in North London and the City of London.
BKL specialises in helping owner managed businesses, entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals and families. Their clients benefit from deep expertise in key sectors, including property and construction, financial services, not-for-profit and music, media, sport & entertainment.
BKL offers a comprehensive range of services including tax consultancy, audit, accounting, corporate finance and outsourcing. It also offers specialist advisory services including fractional CFO, IT, governance and sustainability.
BKL is a member of DFK UK & Ireland, a regional group within the DFK International alliance of 200+ accountancy firms in 90+ countries.
In 2023, BKL partnered with private equity investors CBPE, marking a major step in the growth of the business. Since then, four businesses have merged with BKL: accountancy firm Landau Baker; commercial finance specialists CFPro; accountancy firm Alan Heywood & Co; and accountancy & tax firm Wilson Wright, who became BKL’s City of London office.
BKL is committed to growing in a sustainable way. As a certified B Corporation (B Corp), BKL is verified as a business that acts with consideration for people, planet and purpose, not just profit.
BKL’s charitable foundation, The BKL Foundation, allocates a percentage of BKL’s annual profits to good causes locally, nationally and internationally.
Last year, BKL won Best Business Tax Practice at the Taxation Awards 2024, and was a finalist in the ESG category at the Accounting Excellence Awards 2024.
