David Nish (businessman)
David Nish | |
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| Born | 5 May 1960 Barrhead, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Education | Paisley Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Title | former CEO, Standard Life |
| Term | 2009–2015 |
| Predecessor | Sir Sandy Crombie[1] |
| Successor | Keith Skeoch[2] |
| Spouse | Caroline Nish |
| Children | 2 |
David Thomas Nish (born 5 May 1960) is a Scottish businessman. He is the former chief executive (CEO) of Standard Life, a British long term savings and investment company.
Early life[edit]
He was born and brought up in Barrhead, the son of a Royal Mail sorting office manager father (who died from a cerebral haemorrhage when Nish was just 17) and nurse mother. He was educated at Paisley Grammar School and the University of Glasgow, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in accountancy.[3]
Career[edit]
He was CEO of Standard Life from November 2009 until August 2015, having joined on 1 November 2006 as group finance director. He was previously a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and finance director of ScottishPower.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Nish comes from Glasgow, and still lives there. He and his wife Caroline have been married since 1983 and have two adult children.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sir Sandy Crombie becomes shareholders' voice at RBS". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "Standard Life's Keith Skeoch to replace David Nish as chief executive". The Guardian. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "THE BIG PROFILE: David Nish, Standard Life". Business Insider. 19 January 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "David Thomas Nish: Executive Profile". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ student (19 January 2018). "Top 25 FTSE Director Profiles". Leeds Now. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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