Jonathan Nish
Hi, I'm Jonathan Nish. Head of IT at Sable Group. Rotarian. London 2012 #Gamesmaker
Jonathan Nish grew up and studied in Durban, South Africa. After working in Finance and IT roles for listed companies in the Logistics and Retail sectors in Durban and then Johannesburg, he was persuaded by a friend to take a working holiday to the UK in May 1999 and cash in on the "Millennium Bug". Well over a decade later Jonathan is still in the UK! After spells with a Travel Operator and an internet startup in London, he joined the 1st Contact Group. Jonathan has worked on a number of web and software development, compliance, integration and change management projects and piloted new business units and products. He currently serves Sable Group as Head of IT & Operations. Jonathan and his wife live in Surrey. He enjoys travel and volunteering. Jonathan Nish is an active Rotarian, a Paul Harris Fellow and Past President of the Rotary Club of Putney.
Jonathan Nish's Background
Jonathan Nish's Experience
ID&V Manager at 1st Contact Limited
April 2005 - March 2006
Director at Breezer Web Contractors Limited
July 2001 - March 2005
IT Project Manager/Business Analyst at 1st Contact Limited
2001 - 2005
Jonathan Nish worked with a team of IT professionals covering network and telecoms support, software development, web & intranet development managing workflow from small support tasks through to multi-year development projects. Performed business analysis with every business unit. Managed relationship with suppliers and outsource partners.
IT Manager at Chas Wheeler Consultancy
November 2000 - June 2001
IT Mananger / Event Co-ordinator at Christmas Parties Limited
November 2000 - January 2001
Operations Manager at YoungTravellers.com
June 2000 - October 2000
Special Groups Tour Organiser at Trafalgar Tours Operations
November 1999 - May 2000
London Hotel Representative at Trafalgar Tours London Handling
June 1999 - October 1999
Head of IT at Sable Group
2010
Jonathan Nish
Moving IT infrastructure to private cloud
Licensing/Procurement optimisation and cost reduction
Replacing legacy systems with Dynamics CRM
Regulatory compliance and fraud prevention
Online marketing strategy
Director at Breezer Management Consulting Limited
April 2006
Jonathan Nish's Education
University of KwaZulu-Natal
1993 – 1996
B.Com
Durban High School
1989 – 1992
Matric
Concentration: English, Afrikaans, Maths, Science, Accounting, History, Computer Studies
Kearsney College
1989 – 1992
Clifton Preparatory School Durban
1981 – 1988
Jonathan Nish's Interests & Activities