Born in Glasgow, poverty was a way of life, but we survived and it gave me both the strength and character to try and achieve my goals. I am now in the progress of writing a biography of my life, and calling it ‘The Trial and Tribulations of Nicholas P Clark, Nae Regrets’.
I joined the Merchant Navy as a 15th Engineer after Qualifying as a Marine Engineer, and after seven great years in the Navy, joined the ranks of middle management, ending up as CEO of international organisations. Our own company was one of the first to enter Russia in the early 1990s, and I’ve spent 30 years running our own businesses in the UK. I have now handed the overseas business over to my two sons, but I’ve found the publishing business more difficult than I thought!!!
Nicholas P Clark was born onto the mean streets of Glasgow. Uninterested with living a mediocre life, Clark left school at 15 to complete an engineering apprenticeship, qualifying 5 years later as a marine engineer, at which point he left England for South Africa as an engineering officer. After serving 7 years in the Merchant Navy, Clark was ready for a new adventure and went on to become an international businessman. He started his career Willy Wonka style, working as the chief engineer of the largest chocolate factory in Brazil. Within 7 months, he had become the managing director, and within 4 years had increased the operations turnover from $10 million a year to $60 million, at which point he was persuaded to move to America.