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CEO, American Golf

Nigel is currently CEO of American Golf and International Leisure Group, the UK’s largest golf retailer. He has over 15 years of C-suite experience and over 40 years in retail.  Nigel has led some of the UK’s largest and most prestigious companies, including House of Fraser, New Look, The Range and Matalan.

In 2024, he was named ‘People in Retail Business Leader of the Year’, and in 2025 received the ‘Retail Legend Award’ at the Variety Legends of Industry Awards.

Nigel specialises in business turnaround, transformation and refinancing, with a proven track record of delivering sustainable sales and margin growth across PLC, private equity-backed and privately owned organisations.