RESULTS INTERNATIONAL GROUP APPOINTS JIM HOUGHTON AS NEW PARTNER
Results International Group, the premier global corporate finance specialist for the marketing communications and new media industry, today announced the arrival of a new partner, Jim Houghton, to build on its continuing success.
Jim is one of the most experienced M&A practitioners in the marketing services industry. He held senior management positions within a number of Omnicom subsidiaries over a period of eight years including leading European M&A activity for DAS, Omnicom’s largest operating division.
Jim also spent three years leading Omnicom-owned experiential marketing network, Radiate Group as European MD and responsible for M&A activity outside North America.
Jim joins Results from BDO LLP, where he was a corporate finance director and head of the national marketing services industry team. He was responsible for a significant influx of new business despite facing the most challenging M&A climate in years.
As a result of his various roles, Jim has extensive international experience in the marketing services sector both directly and as an adviser. He will initially be based in Results’ London headquarters, working both on UK and global M&A initiatives.
Graham Beckett, founding partner at Results, comments: “Jim is one of the UK’s most experienced M&A specialists, with superb credentials in driving and advising on transactions in the marketing services industry. His exceptional knowledge and experience of marketing services and related sectors gained in the UK, Europe and Asia make him a terrific choice for Results.
“As a new partner, Jim fits neatly into our senior management team as we seek to leverage new and exciting opportunities. Having also been MD of a European agency group he understands the issues that owner/managers face and will therefore make an important contribution to Results’ consulting service which helps agency managers build successful, profitable businesses.
“We’ve always been keen to attract the best people to Results and Jim is the type of high calibre individual we want.”
Jim Houghton adds: “Results has an enviable reputation in the marketing communications and new media industry, which makes being a part of it all the more exciting. I’m looking forward to joining such a dynamic team and helping to build on the remarkable achievements they’ve made in recent years.”
