Jamie Downs
Business and Administration
Grant Thornton Corporate (NSW) Pty Ltd.
Australia
Biography
Jamie started his career with a brief spell in merchant banking in London before joining Tesco as an Accountant in the UK head office. After 5 years having worked in Commercial Finance and Operations roles, Jamie was gripped by the retail bug and moved to ASDA, where he successfully completed a number of General Manager roles in Commercial Finance, Retail Operations and Global Sourcing following ASDA’s acquisition by Walmart. Jamie and his family moved to Australia in 2005 to join Coles, where he worked for 4 years in various Finance roles reporting directly to the CFO covering Strategy, Merchandise, Marketing and Store Formats. Jamie has worked with GNC Group since it was founded in 2010 and formally joined as a Partner in 2013. Jamie currently leads GNC Group’s Sydney practice and works predominantly in the Retail and FMCG space across all functions. .
Research Interest
Economics Business Banking Corporate Finance
