Jim Sloman and his team can help us deliver those goals and I am delighted that they will be working with our excellent in-house team to search for improvements wherever they can be found. Our aim is to put sport and the athletes right at the heart of the bid.

My job now is to put the team together that will be with it right the way through to 2012 and as soon as I have found a new chief executive I will take a step back,

A week's work now is worth four down the collective path. Our plan over the next 18 months will have this in mind.

Sport and the needs of athletes are central to London's plans for the Games, and I know that Jonathan will continue to represent these views energetically.

Once the evaluation and assessment of a client's goals and abilities is complete, MERS Goodwill will physically help them find a job.

Offering our clients the deepest resources possible has always been one of our primary goals. Our affiliation will enable us to enhance our service offerings on many levels, including international tax planning and compliance, as well as accounting and auditing services globally.