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| − | [[Nick Fishwick]] is a counter-terrorism expert on | + | '''[[Nick Fishwick]]''' is a former senior official of the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]]. According to his official biography, he worked at senior levels in the FCO for over 25 years. He served in Nigeria, Turkey and Afghanistan as well as in the UK, and retired as a Director General in 2012. From 2013 to 2024 he advised [[HSBC]], including six years as a non-executive director of HSBC Latin America, and in January 2024 he joined the board of [[HM Courts and Tribunals Service]] as a non-executive member.<ref name="govuk">GOV.UK, [https://www.gov.uk/government/people/nick-fishwick Nick Fishwick], accessed 10 November 2026.</ref> In 2015 ''The Guardian'' described him as a counter-terrorism expert on HSBC's financial crime committee.<ref>Jill Treanor, [http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/22/standard-chartered-appoints-former-gchq-chief-to-fight Standard Chartered appoints former GCHQ chief to fight crime], theguardian.com, 22 April 2015.</ref> In January 2013 [[Sky News]] described him as "a former MI6 officer".<ref>Mark Kleinman, [http://news.sky.com/story/1044952/exclusive-ex-hmrc-head-joins-hsbc-crime-fight Exclusive: Ex-HMRC Head Joins HSBC Crime Fight], Sky News, 30 January 2013 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20130512131547/http://news.sky.com/story/1044952/exclusive-ex-hmrc-head-joins-hsbc-crime-fight archived]).</ref> His official biography does not mention intelligence work.<ref name="govuk" /> |
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| + | ==Cryptome listing== | ||
| + | The list of alleged MI6 officers published by Cryptome on 13 May 1999 includes the entry "Nicholas Bernard Frank Fishwick: 88 Lagos, 94 Istanbul; dob 1958; Dr."<ref name="c1999">Cryptome, [https://cryptome.org/mi6-list.htm List of MI6 Officers], 13 May 1999.</ref> The lists are anonymous and unverified. The [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign Office]] has said that some of those named were not SIS staff, and the UK government neither confirms nor denies such lists (see [[Cryptome MI6 lists]]).<ref name="gu990514">Richard Norton-Taylor and David Pallister, [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/may/14/davidpallister.richardnortontaylor MI6 internet purge doomed to failure], ''The Guardian'', 14 May 1999.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:45, 10 November 2026
Nick Fishwick is a former senior official of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. According to his official biography, he worked at senior levels in the FCO for over 25 years. He served in Nigeria, Turkey and Afghanistan as well as in the UK, and retired as a Director General in 2012. From 2013 to 2024 he advised HSBC, including six years as a non-executive director of HSBC Latin America, and in January 2024 he joined the board of HM Courts and Tribunals Service as a non-executive member.[1] In 2015 The Guardian described him as a counter-terrorism expert on HSBC's financial crime committee.[2] In January 2013 Sky News described him as "a former MI6 officer".[3] His official biography does not mention intelligence work.[1]
Cryptome listing
The list of alleged MI6 officers published by Cryptome on 13 May 1999 includes the entry "Nicholas Bernard Frank Fishwick: 88 Lagos, 94 Istanbul; dob 1958; Dr."[4] The lists are anonymous and unverified. The Foreign Office has said that some of those named were not SIS staff, and the UK government neither confirms nor denies such lists (see Cryptome MI6 lists).[5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 GOV.UK, Nick Fishwick, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Jill Treanor, Standard Chartered appoints former GCHQ chief to fight crime, theguardian.com, 22 April 2015.
- ↑ Mark Kleinman, Exclusive: Ex-HMRC Head Joins HSBC Crime Fight, Sky News, 30 January 2013 (archived).
- ↑ Cryptome, List of MI6 Officers, 13 May 1999.
- ↑ Richard Norton-Taylor and David Pallister, MI6 internet purge doomed to failure, The Guardian, 14 May 1999.