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letsdothis3 ago

Christopher James of Hakluyt http://powerbase.info/index.php/Christopher_James

Christopher James was commissioned into the Welsh Guards in 1965 and saw active service in the Middle East. He was selected for the SAS (Special Air Service) and spent four years on numerous special forces operations worldwide. In 1975 he joined the Foreign Service and worked in many diplomatic missions including Kenya, Nigeria, India, Zimbabwe and Cyprus[2]. James, was until 1998 in charge of MI6's liaison with commerce,[3] having also served in the Special Air Service.[4] He resigned in 1995.

During his time with Hakluyt Christopher built up the business working with the Chairmen and CEOs of some major global corporations including those in the US. He also worked with a number of distinguished personalities including Henry Kissinger (Kissinger Associates) with whom he formed a partnership in 2000; General Brent Scowcroft, former National Security Advisor, John F Lehmann, former Secretary for the Navy; Mack McLarty, former Chief of Staff under President Clinton; and Senator Bill Bradley who joined Hakluyt as a Non-Executive Director. He retired as CEO in 2006.

James is a founding partner of Longbow NXG - an organisation working to equip the extremely wealthy with skills allowing them to 'thrive and prosper'.[6]

He is also the founder of Malachite Ltd - a company linked to the charity The Malachite Foundation and provides political, business and cultural insight for investors in emerging and frontier markets.

James was awarded the OBE in 1987 for services to Her Majesty’s Government. cough..cough