Nick Giles

Managing Director of OS Consumer at Ordnance Survey

Nick joined Ordnance Survey in October 2012 to initially turn around the e-commerce consumer business (Ordnance Survey Leisure Ltd).

In October 2013 Nick took on responsibility for retail business at OS and in September 2015 also took on the responsibility of Director of Marketing & Communications. He became a Non-Executive Director of Dennis Maps Ltd in December 2015. Nick now leads all consumer activity within OS with the focus on helping more people to get outside more often.

In May 2018 Nick also became a Board member of the Outdoor Industries Association.

Nick’s background is in general insurance marketing, holding senior management roles at RSA, LV= and Aviva. Prior to joining OS, Nick ran sales and marketing for the RAC, the UK’s second largest breakdown organisation, where he was responsible for a department of over 250 FTEs and a budget of £25m, as well as a business portfolio of over £300m per annum.

Before entering the financial services industry, after graduating from UWE Bristol in Marketing, Nick worked in and owned a number of direct marketing agencies.

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  • Managing Director of OS Consumer

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