Nikki was born in Wales, her family came to South Africa shortly after she was born and they’ve been here ever since.

She matriculated from the High School for Girls, Potchefstroom and went on to do a B Comm and Honours at the University of Port Elizabeth and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA).

She did 2 and a half years of her articles at Charteris & Barnes CA (SA) in Queenstown, Eastern Cape and transferred the remaining 6 months to Deloitte & Touche in Woodmead.  She was then appointed as the finance manager at Guardian National in the Risk Financing Department and stayed on with Santam after they acquired Guardian National.

Nikki joined Group Risk Management Services as Financial Manager in May 2004 and became the Financial Director in May 2005.  In September 2007, she was transferred as Financial Manager to Eikos Risk Applications.

Nikki’s hobbies include running, reading and fabric painting.