Nigel Cayzer

Nigel Cayzer was born on 30 April 1954, son of Anthony Galliers-Pratt and Angela Cayzer.^[1] He was named as heir to the estates of his uncle, Sir James Cayzer, Bt, and changed his surname to Nigel Cayzer by deed poll in 1982.^[2] He was educated at Eton College.^[1]

Nigel Cayzer began his career working in the stock exchange for L Messel & Co.^[3] In 1986 he became a non-executive director of Caledonia Investments, a UK-listed investment trust company.^[4] In 1989 he became chairman of Allied Insurance Brokers (AIB).^[5] In 1991 the holding company's name was changed from Allied Insurance Brokers to Oriel.^[6] Oriel subsequently became the UK's leading motor warranty company.^[7]

In 1993 he oversaw the acquisition by the Oman National Insurance Company (ONIC) of an 18.7% stake in Oriel.^[8] The following year he established and became chairman of the Oryx JIA, an open-ended fund quoted on the Muscat Securities Market and invested principally in equities in Oman and other countries in the GCC. He held this position until 2007.^[4][9] He was a non-executive director of the Alliance Housing Bank SAOG between 1998 and 2006, and is the current chairman of the Oryx International Growth Fund.^[10]

In 1995 he became chairman of the newly formed Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC (AAS), a position he retains to the present day.^[11]

Nigel Cayzer served as chairman of the cancer care charity Maggie's between 2005 and 2014.^[12]

Nigel Cayzer married Henrietta Sykes, daughter of Sir Richard Sykes, Bt, in 1986. The couple have four children.^[1]