Nigel Wicks

Sir Nigel Leonard Wicks (born 16 June 1940) is a British financier and former senior British civil servant. He also served as Chairman of Euroclear Group.

Career Educated originally at Beckenham and Penge Grammar School, Wicks joined BP in 1958 at the age of 18. Whilst at BP, Wicks studied for a University of London external MA in business administration at the Portsmouth College of Technology, now part of the University of Portsmouth.

After 10 years at BP, Wicks joined HM Treasury in 1968.

After retirement, Wicks moved into finance; he served as Chairman of CRESTCo for a year from 2001 until it merged with Euroclear, where he was Deputy chairman 2002–2006 and since then as chairman. Wicks also served as a non-executive director of Morgan Stanley for three years from 2004, and of the Edinburgh Investment Trust since 2005. a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 1989 New Year Honours, and a Knight Commander (KCB) in the 1992 New Year Honours, and then promoted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in the 1999 New Year Honours.