Nick has been with Coutts and its predecessor companies for a total of 24 years. His career began with National Westminster Trust Company in 1974. He then moved to Coopers and Lybrand onto Hambros Channel Islands Trust Corporation before he returned to National Westminster via its subsidiary, RoyWest Trust Corporation in early 1986. In 1991, Nick embarked on a career in relationship management, spending the majority of his time on the African continent developing that area for Coutts and became Island Head of Coutts in Guernsey in 2001 before returning to Jersey.