Bryan Nicholson

After graduating from Oxford, Sir Bryan started his career as a management trainee with Unilever. Later he ran businesses in Australia, France and the UK for Remington before joining Xerox where he headed their main European operations.

He became chairman of the Manpower Services Commission (MSC) in 1987, chairman and chief executive of the Post Office 1987-92 and thereafter filled numerous public and private roles, the main of which were chairman of BUPA, the Cookson Group, the Financial Reporting Council, the Council for National Academic Awards, the National Council for Vocational Qualifications, the Council of the Open University and President of the CBI.

He was President of Young Epilepsy 2005-11.He lives in London and Surrey with his wife Lady Nicholson.