Heughan Bassett Rennie

Background

Rennie, Heughan Bassett was born on April 7, 1945 in Wanganui, New Zealand. Son of William Stanley Norman and Reta (Bassett) Rennie.

Education

Bachelor, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 1966; Bachelor of Laws, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 1969.

Career

Partner Macalister Mazengarb, Wellington, 1972-1991. Private practice, since 1991. Queen's counsel, 1995.

Chairman Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand, Wellington, 1984-1988, Government Inquiry Auckland Power Supply Failure, 1998. Chairman government committees on broadcasting restructuring 1988, Chatham Islands Enterprise Trust, 1990-2001, M-Co International Ltd., 1999-2010. Director Fletcher Challenge Ltd., 1992-1999, Bank New Zealand, 1997-2010, board member, New Zealand Institute Chartered Accountants, since 2009.

Achievements

• Heughan Bassett Rennie has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Medicine and Law, Wellington Club.

Interests

• Avocations: writing, history, media industry, cycling.

Connections

Married Caroline Jane Harding, December 2, 1967 (deceased November 1992). Children: Jonathan, Thomas, Barnaby. Married Penelope Jane Ryder-Lewis, August 1, 1998.

Father:

William Stanley Norman Rennie

Mother:

Reta (Bassett) Rennie

Spouse:

Caroline Jane Harding

Spouse:

Penelope Jane Ryder-Lewis

child:

Jonathan Rennie

child:

Thomas Rennie

child:

Barnaby Rennie