Nigel is a co-founder of COINS, helping form the company in 1986 with Chairman, Larry Sullivan. As CEO of Emerging Markets, he leads the Middle East, Australia, and Asia Pacific areas of COINS. He relocated to Dubai, UAE, in 2012.

Nigel is often the driving force behind new solutions and ventures, such as the Built Environment Solutions Team (BEST) and COINS Electronic Trading Community (COINS-etc). His brief also includes the development of COINS businesses in new geographies, such as the Middle East, and the identification of acquisition targets. Nigel is a well-respected figure in Construction IT. He has been a member of the Management Board of Construct IT for Business since 2003, and is a member of the IT & Controls Committee at CIBSE. He is a non-executive director of Gane International, the automated time and attendance specialists.