Background
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 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.
B.Acc., University Glasgow.
He is the former Chief Executive of Standard Life, a British long term savings and investment company. He was educated at Paisley Grammar School and the University of Glasgow, where he graduated with a B.Acc degree in accountancy. 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.
Member Government Employers Pension Task Force, 2004—2005. Member of Institute Chartered Accountants Scotland.