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Scottish businessman (born 1960)
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
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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.
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Career
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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
.
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Personal life
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Nish comes from Glasgow, and still lives there. He and his wife Caroline have been married since 1983 and have two adult children.
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Board of directors
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Principal local banks
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Subsidiary banks
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Minority stakes and JVs
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Former subsidiaries
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