Simon Thompson worked for Lloyds Bank from 1981 to 1985, N M Rothschild & Sons from 1985 to 1994, and S. G. Warburg & Co. from 1994 to 1995. He joined Minorco S.A., a mining company, in 1995, first as its head of finance until 1997, and as the head of its Brazilian subsidiary until 1999, when it merged with Anglo American plc. He subsequently worked for Anglo American, serving as the chief executive officer of its Anglo Base Metals Division from 2001 to 2007. Thompson was the chairman of the Tarmac Group from 2005 to 2007. He was the chairman of Tullow Oil from 2012 to 2015, when he succeeded Adrian Montague as the chairman of 3i in 2015. Thompson served on the boards of directors of the Newmont Mining Corporation from 2008 to 2014. He also served on the board of Amec Foster Wheeler from 2009 to 2015, and Sandvik AB from 2014 2015. He serves as a non-executive director of the Rio Tinto Group." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Thompson_(businessman) Remember earlier when I mentioned "Sir Evelyn de Rothschild serves as Queen Elizabeth II's financial advise" merry go round and round.. He attended the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris before studying engineering at École Centrale Paris. Career: Jacques joined Rio Tinto in 2011, and became head of copper and coal businesses. Jacques became deputy CEO in March 2016, and CEO in July 2016. Jacques was previously group strategy director for Tata Steel. Jacques was the chairman of the International Copper Association from 2014 to 2016. He is a board member of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) since 2016. He is a member of the Global CEO Council (GCC) of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries since 2019. He is a board member of the Business Council of Australia since 2019. He is a member of the Business Council in the USA since 2020." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Council_on_Mining_and_Metals Members: African Rainbow Minerals Anglo American AngloGold Ashanti Areva Barrick Gold BHP Billiton Codelco Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Glencore Goldcorp Gold Fields Hydro JX Nippon Mining & Metals Lonmin MMG Mitsubishi Materials Newmont Polyus Gold Rio Tinto Group Sumitomo Metal Mining Teck Xstrata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Chamber_of_Commerce "Because its member companies and associations are themselves engaged in international business, ICC has unrivalled authority in making rules that govern the conduct of business across borders. Although these rules are voluntary, they are observed in thousands of transactions every day and have become part of international trade. ICC supports the work of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and many other intergovernmental bodies, both international and regional, such as G20 on behalf of international business. ICC was the first organization granted general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and UN Observer Status." "is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its over 45 million members in over 100 countries have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise." "Affiliations: World Trade Organization World Customs Organization United Nations OECD G20 International Monetary Fund World Bank APEC" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_with_consultative_status_to_the_United_Nations_Economic_and_Social_Council and there again last but not least Lazarus union also, including many others