James Wearing Smith is an Australian based in Bangkok, Thailand. He is a long-term expatriate who has lived and worked throughout Asia for more than four decades. His career has evolved from international finance and business into the global film and entertainment industry, bringing together commercial expertise, strategic thinking and creative vision across a broad range of international markets.

James' early career was built in investment banking, financial services and corporate advisory, working with leading organisations including J.P. Morgan Patterson Securities, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Macquarie Bank and Commonwealth Bank. During this time, he worked across Australia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, India, the Philippines, Austria and the United States, developing extensive experience in finance, executive management, business advisory and cross-border commercial operations.