Lord Renwick was British Ambassador to South Africa in the period leading to and following the

release of Nelson Mandela (1987 – 1991) and then to the United States (1991-1995).

He previously was

head of the Rhodesia Department during the negotiations that led to the independence of

Zimbabwe and the Under Secretary responsible for negotiations with the European Union from 1984

to 1987

He served as Deputy Chairman of the merchant bank, Robert Fleming, then became Vice Chairman,

Investment Banking of JP Morgan Europe and Vice Chairman of JP Morgan Cazenove.

He has held

numerous other directorships, notably with British Airways, Richemont, BHP Billiton, Fluor

Corporation and SABMiller and was the lead Trustee of the Economist.

He currently is Senior Advisor

to Richemont, a Director of Stonehage Fleming and of the Excelsior Mining Corporation.

He is the author of Fighting with Allies, about the US/UK relationship, Economic Sanctions, A Journey

with Margaret Thatcher, The End of Apartheid, Helen Suzman (biography) and How to Steal a

Country