Raytheon UK appoints Sir Nigel Sheinwald as Non-Exec Director
Raytheon UK's Board of Directors has appointed Sir Nigel Sheinwald as a Non-Executive Director. Sir Nigel (right) was a career diplomat who served as British Ambassador to the United States between 2007 and 2012.
“With impeccable credentials in foreign policy, Sir Nigel has built extensive knowledge of geopolitical issues and international defence markets, which will aid Raytheon UK’s growth aspirations. Sir Nigel also brings to the Raytheon UK board considerable expertise in matters concerning intelligence and security, at a time when the business is expanding its capabilities in the Cyber domain” said Richard Daniel, chief executive and managing director, Raytheon UK.
Sheinwald’s diplomatic career spanned nearly four decades of service in the UK, and overseas in locations including Washington, Moscow and Brussels, where from 2000 to 2003 he served as British Ambassador to the European Union. After Brussels, he was Foreign Policy and Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister and Head of the Cabinet Office Overseas and Defence Secretariat until 2007.
Following his Diplomatic Service career, Sheinwald has gained experience in a number of business sectors, including Oil & Gas (Royal Dutch Shell) and financial services (Invesco Ltd) as a Non-Executive Director. He is a Visiting Professor in the War Studies Department at King's College, London and an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford and Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple, London. From September 2014 to June 2015 he was the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Intelligence and Law Enforcement Data Sharing.