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Nigel Wilson (other)
Nigel Wilson may refer to: * Nigel Wilson (baseball) (born 1970), Canadian baseball player * Nigel Wilson (businessman) Sir Nigel David Wilson (born 17 November 1956) is a British businessman. He was the group chief executive of Legal & General from 2012 to 2023. In 2024, he joined the Canary Wharf Group as chairman. Early life Wilson was born in Norwich and g ... (born 1956), British businessman * Nigel Wilson (classicist) (born 1935), British scholar of classics {{hndis, Wilson, Nigel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Wilson (baseball)
Nigel Edward Wilson (born January 12, 1970) is a Canadian former Major League Baseball player from Oshawa, Ontario. He played for the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, and Cleveland Indians. He also spent six highly successful seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball with the Nippon Ham Fighters and Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. He now owns a sports training facility in Ajax, Ontario. Career Wilson signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1988 as an amateur free agent and was promoted as high as Double-A in the Toronto organization. Wilson was then drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 1992 MLB Expansion Draft as their first pick (second overall, behind David Nied by the Colorado Rockies). Wilson played a total of 22 major league games with the Marlins (1993), Cincinnati Reds (1995), and Cleveland Indians (1996), failing to get a hit as either a Marlin or a Red, going 0-for-23 in his time with these teams, with 15 strikeouts and no walks or HBPs. After an 0-for-2 start with the Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Wilson (businessman)
Sir Nigel David Wilson (born 17 November 1956) is a British businessman. He was the group chief executive of Legal & General from 2012 to 2023. In 2024, he joined the Canary Wharf Group as chairman. Early life Wilson was born in Norwich and grew up in Darlington. He attended Ferryhill Grammar School. He went on to earn a degree in economics from the University of Essex and a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Career Wilson was the chief executive of Legal & General Group from 30 June 2012 to 31 December 2023, having joined as group chief financial officer on 1 September 2009. He was knighted in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to the finance industry and regional development. In September 2022, Wilson turned down the position of Minister of State for Investment in the British government. Media commentating While he was chief executive of Legal & General, Wilson was often quoted in the media on a range of subjects, usually commenting about governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |