David Nicholson is president and chief executive officer of PVS Chemicals, Inc., an international manufacturer, distributor and marketer of chemicals headquartered in Detroit.  Before joining PVS, Nicholson’s career included working as a commercial banker with LaSalle Bank, finance manager for E&J Gallo Winery, and as an associate with Ryan Enterprises, a Chicago private equity firm.

David serves on the boards of Graycor, Inc. and Legacy DMC and is a trustee of Lawrence Technological University and the University Liggett Schools.  He has also served on the University of Michigan Children’s Hospital Congenital Heart Center Advisory Board, and on the boards of Forgotten Harvest and Kids Kicking Cancer. In 2013, Mr. Nicholson was appointed to the Wayne State University Board of Governors where he served until November 2018. 

David Nicholson graduated with a BA in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992 and obtained an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School Of Business.  He resides in Grosse Pointe, Michigan with his wife Kristin and two sons