Nicola Downing

Nicola Downing is the General Manager of EMEA Management Division, Ricoh Digital Services Business Unit at Ricoh. Nicola has over 20 years of experience in the legal field and has worked with some of the biggest companies in the UK.

Nicola started their career as a Solicitor with Berwin Leighton Paisner in 1997 where they advised on IT contracts. Nicola then moved to Tesco PLC in 2004 where they became the Legal Services Executive and was responsible for IT contracts. Nicola has been with Ricoh since March 2005 and has held various positions within the company, including their current role as General Manager of EMEA Management Division.

Nicola Downing attended the College of Law, London where they completed a Legal Practice Course. Nicola then went on to study for a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at UCL. Prior to this, they completed their A Levels at Epsom College in the subjects of English Literature, French and Theirtory. Her GCSEs were taken at St Mary's School in Colchester.

They work with Kazuo Nishinomiya - Corporate Officer, Professional Service, Kazuhiro Kimura - General Manager of Japan Management Division, Ricoh Digital Services Business Unit, and Yasutomo Mori - President, Ricoh Industrial Solutions BU & Ricoh Elemex Corporation. Nicola Downing reports to Yoshinori Yamashita, President and CEO.