Our team.
James Merritt
Founder
James is an eDisclosure consultant with vast experience of being involved in litigation support and working with Electronically Stored Information (ESI). James has worked in all aspects of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model [EDRM], from identification, acquiring and processing data through to production and presentation.
Being involved in multiple small and large scale litigation cases, James has handled both electronic and paper discovery while working on a number of offshore cases. James is no stranger to travelling to various locations in the E.U. and around the world and handling highly confidential data, while working to tight deadlines and always keeping relevant Data regulations at the forefront of operations.
James has a wealth of experience and accreditations, including: a First Class Degree in Digital Forensics (BSc), 7Safe’s Certified Forensic Investigation Practitioner (CFIP) and Certified Data Collection Technician (CDaCT), and Relativity’s Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA), Relativity Certified User (RCU) and Relativity Certified Sales Professional (RCSP), EU General Data Protection Regulation Foundation (GDPR F) and EU General Data Protection Regulation Practitioner (GDPR P).
Mark Speight
Consultant
Mark is a highly experienced financial professional with a wide-ranging skill set and in-depth knowledge of the capital markets gained over four decades in financial services firms in the UK, the EU and the UAE.
Mark’s work has been predominantly in the areas of Risk, including information risk, market risk, business continuity and disaster recovery and firm wide operational risk; Treasury including working as Head of Treasury; and Compliance.
Mark usually reports to Board level and has extensive experience of embedding risk and compliance controls in varied and robust environments. Mark has a degree in Economics and Politics from Manchester University.
Austen Merritt
Consultant
Austen has worked in sales and marketing for five decades, working with prestigious companies such as Tate and Lyle, Shulton UK and Loctite International before entering the Financial Services world, where he has remained ever since; Initially joining an advisory house, but more latterly has run his own business for thirty years offering consultancy services to the industry and working with all the major banks, many of the Insurance companies and Investment Houses in the City.
Most recently, he has specialised in working with Owner Manager businesses where he has developed strong, long-term relationships.
We focus on providing a quality, business aware approach which enables us to give exceptional service to our clients.
James Merritt, Founder
