Background
MASON, John Charles Moir was born on May 13, 1927 in Manchester. Son of late Charles M. Mason and Madeline Mason.
business executive and diplomatist
MASON, John Charles Moir was born on May 13, 1927 in Manchester. Son of late Charles M. Mason and Madeline Mason.
Manchester Grammar School and Peterhouse, Cambridge.
Joined diplomatic service 1952. Second Secretary, Rome 1954-1956, Warsaw 1956-1959. Foreign Office 1959-1961.
First Secretary (Commercial!. Damascus 1961-1965; Foreign Office 1965-1968. Director of Trade Development and Deputy Consul-General, New York 1968-1971.
Head, European Integration Department^Foreign and Commonwealth Office 72. Seconded as Under-Secretary Export Credits Guarantee Department 1972-1975. Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1975-1976.
Ambassador to Israel 1976-1980. High Commissioner in Australia 1980-1984. Chairman Llovds Bank NZA Ltd., Sydney 90, Lloyds Institute Ltd.
1987-1990, Thom-EMI (Australia) Ltd. since 1985. Vickers Shipbuilders (Australia) Ltd. since 1985, Multicon Ltd. since 1987, Prudential (Australia) Ltd. since 1987, Prudential Finance Ltd. 1987-1990, Prudential Funds Manager Ltd. since 1987.
Board of Advisers Spencer Stuart and Associations Sydney since 1985. President Heart Foundation N. Shore Hospital, Sydney since 1985. Director Wellcome (Australia) Ltd.
1985-1990, National Bank of New Zealand 1985-1990. Churchill Memorial Trust since 1985, Fluor (Australia) Ltd. Melbourne since 1985.
Pirelli (Australia) Ltd. since 1986.
Married Margaret Newton in 1954.