James McArthur

James McArthur joined Hurtigruten as Group CFO in May 2023. Hurtigruten is a global leader in sustainable adventure and expedition travel with over 2,400 employees from across 50 nationalities providing polar and warm water expedition cruises via a fleet of purpose-built vessels operating around the world. Hurtigruten comes from a proud 130-year history of sailing the Norwegian coast and artic circle.

He holds a Master of Finance from the University Of Melbourne (Australia) and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Saint Louis (USA)

James began his career in Investment Banking at UBS AG working across Sydney, London and US transactions largely supporting private equity clients. Since then, James has lead teams in Strategy, M&A, finance and Country CEO roles. James has recently worked across Europe and the US working for a large private equity backed multi-national healthcare group. He has deep experience in business turn around, process and system implementation, incentive models and growth strategy execution.

Growing up on a large family agricultural property in Southern Australia, James is passionate about the outdoors, wildlife and the environment. He seeks out skiing and travel adventures and recently completed training and certification for back country ski touring and avalanche rescue to safely access expedition and mountaineering routes. James competed as a professional tennis player after graduating from University in the US.

James is married with two young children and currently based in London.

As a fellow, James will be the go-to person for international buy & build stories in healthcare and services.