Brian H. Renwick

Managing Partner

Hong Kong

Brian served for twelve years in various human resource positions at two major UK corporations in mining and precious metals.  In 1975, he joined Aluminium Bahrain in the Arabian Gulf, and moved to Hong Kong at the start of 1981, to become Director of Personnel Services at the Hong Kong Jockey Club.  He handed over his post to a local successor in 1986 and joined HSBC as Head of Personnel where he again handed over to a local person on retirement from the bank.  In June 1995, he started the human resources consulting company Renwick McCormick Maule & Tam.  He is now a partner in and Joint Managing Director of Boyden in Hong Kong and China.

He has had extensive top-level recruitment and consulting experience both as practitioner and consultant.  His personal industry working experience includes, mining, smelting and metals, construction, leisure and banking.  He specialises in Public Sector and institutional appointments as well as the HR and Finance professions.

Brian is active in the Hong Kong community and has either chaired or sat on a number of educational and advisory bodies.  He was a member of the Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service.  He is a Vice Chairman of The Employers' Federation of Hong Kong and Chairman of the Manpower Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

Brian's interests include sailing, walking, history, antique clock repairing and using computers.  He is married with four children and eight grandchildren.  Brian is fluent in English and French.  He has permanent residence in Hong Kong that – after a lifetime of travel - he regards as home.

Brian has lived and worked in six major organisations in six countries.  In 1961, he undertook one of the very first full-time post-graduate programs in human resource management.  His career therefore spans almost the entire history of modern day HR management.