Nigel Cowie is a British banker, who lived in North Korea for two decades from 1995.
[1] He worked for Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation before moving to North Korea.
[2] North Korean official, Kim Chol-sam and Cowie created a shell company called "DCB Finance" to circumvent sanctions, help sell arms, and expand its nuclear weapons programme.
[1] Cowie was also CEO of Daedong Credit Bank, which was placed under sanctions.
[3] Cowie is a director of Phoenix Commercial Ventures Limited, a North Korean project finance company.