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.