Mr. Nicholson qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1980 and in Hong Kong in 1982. He was a Senior Partner of Richards Butler in Hong Kong from 1985 to 2001 where he established the corporate and commercial department. He has had wide experience in corporate finance and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, regional telecommunications, debt and equity capital markets, corporate reorganizations and the privatization of state-owned enterprises in the People's Republic of China.
Mr. Nicholson joined Hong Kong listed First Pacific's Board in June 2003 and was named an Executive Director in June 2003. He was a Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors of PCCW Limited between August 2001 and September 2003. He is an Independent Non-executive Director of QPL International Holdings Limited and Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, a Non-executive Director of India Capital Growth Fund Limited (listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange) since November 2005. Mr. Nicholson serves as a Commissioner of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk, and is a Director of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Philex Mining Corporation, Pitkin Petroleum Plc and Level Up! International Holdings Pte Ltd.