He has held a number of non-executive directorships, and is currently chairman of Hammerson plc and deputy chairman of Kingfisher plc. He is also a member of the Takeover Panel Appeal Board, a senior adviser to Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP, and a member of the Chairman’s Advisory Group at KPMG. Outside the financial world, Mr Nelson has been a director of Finton House Educational Trust, and a board member of English National Opera. He holds no other public appointments.