Nigel
Name
Nigel
Position
Chairman / Non-Executive Director / Board Advisor / Mentor
Location
Edinburgh / East Lothian
Big Business Experience
CGI Inc
Changeworks Resources for Life Ltd
Small Business Experience
Global Surface Intelligence Ltd
Inoxsos Ltd
Summary
Nigel is a serial entrepreneur and founder of multiple companies, three of which were taken to exit. He understands the pressures that SME’s goes through and what is required to successfully scale-up. His core skills are in; company commercialisation, innovation, investment, strategic planning, operations and market development. He is an advisor to several SMEs, a mentor at several universities and an investor with Apollo Informal Investments.
Qualifications
- Role of the Non-Executive Director, Institute of Directors
- Civil Aviation Authority, Permission for Commercial Operations (PfCO)
- Scottish Golf Union, Golf Referee
- Galileo Certificate in Solar Photovoltaics from European Energy Centre
- SAP Certified Consultant (SD, MM, WM)
- BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering from Dundee University
Key Areas of Expertise
- Experienced CEO and Board Director.
- Multiple start-up experience
- Investment readiness preparation and engagement
- Strong sales and bid management experience
- Environmental, low carbon, energy efficiency and green growth expert
Experience
Sector experience includes; IT, space, clean-tech, sustainability, carbon, energy, travel & events, sports, education, engineering, drones, forestry, and agriculture.
Currently overseeing the organisation’s management, performance and operations at Changeworks Resources For Life. Ensuring the company adheres to its ethos for reducing carbon emissions, fuel poverty and waste. Developed a new strategic plan and revised corporate governance to match organisational growth and monitoring of the management team’s financial accountability.