David Nish (businessman)
David Nish | |
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Born | David Thomas Nish 5 May 1960 Barrhead, Glasgow, Scotland |
Residence | Glasgow |
Education | Paisley Grammar School |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | 1981–present |
Salary | £2,042,000 |
Title | Chief Executive of Standard Life plc |
Term | 2009–present |
Predecessor | Sir Sandy Crombie[1] |
Successor | Incumbent |
Spouse(s) | Caroline Nish |
Children | 2 |
David Thomas Nish (born 5 May 1960) is a British businessman. He is the former Chief Executive of Standard Life, a British long term savings and investment company.
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Early life
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 B.Acc degree in accountancy.[2]
Career
He was Chief Executive of Standard Life plc 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.[3]
Personal life
Nish comes from Glasgow, and still lives there. He and his wife Caroline have been married 27 years and have two children, both at university.[4]
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