Nick is managing director and deputy chairman of Ulster Carpets, the premier supplier of Axminster and Wilton carpets to the world market.

Nick joined his family’s company in 1977, working in a wide range of roles in manufacturing and sales before being appointed managing director in 2004 and also deputy chairman of Ulster Carpets Group in 2017.

A former chairman of the Textile Institute and past president of the NI Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nick is currently a member of the Strategic Trade Advisory Group with the Department for International Trade as well as a member of the Economic Advisory Group with the Department for the Economy.