Jim Stafford
Jim established the firm in 1994 as a specialist Corporate Recovery and Insolvency practice. He had previously qualified with Oliver Freaney & Co as a chartered accountant in 1987. After qualifying he gained substantial international corporate recovery and restructuring experience with Spicer & Oppenheim in New York (2 years) and with Coopers & Lybrand in London (5 years).
He was Secretary General of the Irish Institute of Credit Management from 1999 to 2002. He has lectured and written widely on many Corporate Recovery and Insolvency matters. He is retained by a number of leading Irish and multinational companies to advise them on Credit Management issues.
As one of Ireland's leading Corporate Recovery and Insolvency specialists, he has had extensive practical experience of advising all types of industries which encounter cash flow difficulties, ranging from aerospace and mining to hotels, construction and IT.
He is a Fellow of the Irish Institute of Credit Management and is a member of the Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners.
He is an experienced Mediator, particularly in the area of Shareholder disputes.
Email: jim.stafford@frielstafford.ie
Tel: 01 661 4066
Tom Murray
Tom is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Before moving into Corporate Recovery and Insolvency, Tom developed wide ranging experience in professional finance roles with a number of leading International and Irish businesses such as Chase Manhattan Bank, Dexia Fund Services Limited and AIB in a number of diverse areas including Corporate Treasury and Corporate Accounting. He has also worked with Ernst & Young.
Prior to joining Friel Stafford, Tom worked as a Corporate Finance Consultant with a specialist niche firm for early and medium stage business and as a Consultant in the area of cost control.
Tom was the President of the ACCA Leinster Members Network for 2005 and 2006 and also serves on the ACCA Representative and Executive Committees.
He is a member of the Irish Institute of Credit Management and the Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners.
He has lectured for both the ACCA and the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) and has written Insolvency related articles for the ACCA’s In Practice magazine and the ICAI’s Accountancy Ireland.
Email: tom.murray@frielstafford.ie
Tel: 01 661 4066
Gráinne Stafford
Gráinne Stafford BSc Hons Management, MBA, Fellow Institute of Management Consultants and Advisors (FIMCA) Certified Management Consultant (CMC)
Gráinne has a proven track record in management consultancy and extensive experience of strategic planning and management in the US, UK and Ireland. Gráinne has over 20 years in consultancy and received her MBA in the US in 1989. From 1990 to 1994, Gráinne was an executive consultant with KPMG in London where she spent over four years working on strategic consultancy projects. In 1994 Gráinne established Friel Stafford Consulting, specialising in the provision of strategic advice and change management to clients.
Email: grainne.stafford@frielstafford.ie
Tel: 01 661 4066
Alan Geraghty
Alan trained as a trainee accountant with Horwath Bastow Charleton before joining Friel Stafford in 2002. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2006. He obtained a distinction in the Diploma in Forensic Accounting run by the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Alan is manager of our Forensic Accounting and Investigation Services team.
Alan has 9 years of investigation and forensic experience with Friel Stafford. He has undertaken forensic accounting assignments including the preparation of Expert Witness Reports.
He has written courses, lectured and presented CPD courses on Fraud and Forensic Accounting.
He has conducted a significant amount of investigations in construction companies, car dealerships, property developers and a wide variety of companies across a broad range of sectors.
Email: alan.geraghty@frielstafford.ie Tel: 01 661 4066