Thayne read Mathematics at Oxford University before qualifying as a
Chartered Accountant with Binder Hamlyn in London in 1986. He has since
passed the Post Graduate Intensive Diploma at the Chartered Institute of
Marketing and is now a fellow of both the Institutes. He is also a
member of The Academy of Experts, The Society of Expert Witnesses, The
Institute of Expert Witnesses and has Expert Witness and Forensic
Accountant accreditation from the ICAEW.
Thayne worked for Arthur Andersen for six years, and then at Brand
Finance for a year, prior to becoming a founder shareholder director of
Intangible Business Limited. Whilst at Arthur Andersen, Thayne was one
of the key intellectual property specialists in the UK practice, for
example he was the UK representative on the global steering committee
responsible for developing international training and best practice in
valuations.
Thayne’s strategy, valuation and forensic accounting work has covered
brands, other intangible assets such as software, patents, copyright
and databases as well as businesses and shares. He has carried out 100s
of such advisory projects over the last 25 years. These have been
required across a wide range of industry sectors both in the UK and
international markets for a variety of business reasons, such as
strategy, sale or purchase, business re-organisation or dispute
resolution.