
An experienced, merchant bank-trained shipping financier and investor with over forty years' service in the industry.
After fourteen years with Hill Samuel Bank Limited and six years with Berliner Bank A.G., Nigel established Clearwater Marine Investments Limited to provide consultancy/advisory services to Banks, Shipyards and Shipping companies, including equity raising and tax leasing opportunities.
During his banking career Nigel particularly specialised in advising on work-out/recovery projects and successfully managed a large number of diverse and mostly complex cross-border problem situations. His wide experience in this field includes 'owning' and operating over 100 ocean-going vessels of various types.

He graduated from Oxford University in 1970. He has a background in merchant banking and insurance.


His commercial career began as business development director at InSync Technology, after which he worked for Brunel University where he managed commercialisation delivery. Prior to this he had a successful career leading high technology product development teams.
He holds an MBA from Henley.





