David Nish
Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director
Board director since 1 January 2016
David was Group Finance Director of Scottish Power Plc from 1999 to 2005 having joined the company as Deputy Finance Director in 1997. Additionally, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Standard Life Plc from January 2010 to September 2015 having joined the company as Group Finance Director in November 2006. David was also a former Partner at Price Waterhouse, where he began his career as a trainee. Previous non-executive positions held by David include boards of London Stock Exchange Group Plc, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd, UK Green Investment Bank plc, Northern Foods Plc, Thus Plc, HDFC Life (India) and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He was Deputy Chairman of the Association of British Insurers. He was also formerly a member of the City UK Board Advisory Committee and the Financial Services Advisory Board of the Scottish Government.
David holds a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the University of Glasgow and is a chartered accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Board Committees
Audit and Risk Commitee
Nominations and Governance Committee
External appointments
HSBC Holdings plc, senior independent director, and member of the risk committee and the nomination and corporate governance committee