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Grant Thornton expands into internet intelligence

FINANCIAL and business adviser Grant Thornton has set up a new internet intelligence services for the firm and has appointed Paul Mewett and Michael Stannard to head up the new service.

Paul and Mike join from a US consulting firm where they both have over 30 years of experience in the fields of intelligence and investigations.

Grant Thornton’s internet intelligence offering will provide extended web mining investigation to identify key evidence and intelligence from the depths of the internet.

This will be used in fraud investigations, asset tracing, counterfeiting and piracy, reputational matters and brand protection including logo abuse and customer hijacking.

Paul’s most recent experience is in managing intelligence based engagements encompassing e-discovery, computer forensics and more specifically internet related investigations.

Michael has spent much of his time consulting FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies on counter-fraud measures, anti-counterfeiting strategies and asset recoveries.

“We are delighted that Paul and Mike have joined to establish this new service for the firm. There has been a growth in online logo abuse and hijacking of customer details on the internet which has a detrimental effect on the reputation of any company. Our aim is to work with companies on all areas of corporate fraud and utilize information on the internet to garner intelligence” said Chris Clements, Forensic Partner at Grant Thornton’s North East office.

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