Nigel Douglas
Nigel Grant Douglas (born September 1970) is a Scottish entrepreneur[1][2][3] and the founder and former CEO of Global Surface Intelligence Ltd[4][5]
Before going into business Nigel played sport at a high level. He is a black belt at judo[6] and played rugby union for Scottish Schools,[7][8] premier division rugby for Dundee HSRFP and district rugby for North and Midlands.[9][10]
Nigel’s father John Douglas was a Scottish Rugby Union international and a British Lion No 8. His grandfather was Alexander H Brown who played stand-off for Scotland[11] and his brother, Struan, played Rugby League for Scotland. Nigel’s mother founded the Patricia Brown who founded Patricia Brown School of Dancing[12]. In 2010 she received an MBE for her services to dance.[13]
References
- ↑ "Douglas branches out into £20bn green data market". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ Scottish Herald - Blast Off For Global Surface Intelligence
- ↑ "Nigel Douglas: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ "Satellite data analytics company raises funding". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ "Plenty of biomass - Satellites say". Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ "British Judo Association". membersearch.britishjudo.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ "rugby". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ "Just too tall an order for the Scots". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ "Dalgleish and Wallace given tour chance". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ "High point of a low season". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ ESPN Scrum
- ↑ "Local heroes honoured by Queen". BBC. 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ "Birthday Honours: Order Of The British Empire MBE". Retrieved 2015-09-25.