Mar 15, 2021 The managing director of Skipton International, Jim Coupe, looks back on a decade heading up the mortgage firm Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Sign Up Jim Coupe, managing director, Skipton International. (29317130) THIS month I’m celebrating an important 10-year anniversary. It’s a major milestone and it’s with my employer, Skipton International. Ten years. A large chunk of my life, and a highlight of my career. David Cameron was the UK Prime Minister when I began my role. Downton Abbey, a brand-new TV drama about the fictional Crawley family and their tangled World War One lives, hit our screens. And ‘The King’s Speech’ was drawing rave reviews at the cinema.