Peter Hambro

Peter Charles Percival Hambro (born 18 January 1945) is one of the founders of Petropavlovsk plc, (formerly Peter Hambro Mining), a gold mining business in Russia.

Peter Hambro
EducationEton College
Alma materAix-Marseille University
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse(s)Karen Brodrick
Children3 sons

Early life

Peter Hambro was born on 18 January 1945.[1] One of his paternal ancestors, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish banker. Hambro was educated at Eton College and Aix-Marseille University.[1]

Career

Hambro initially worked at a firm of accountants.[1] He then briefly worked at Hambros Bank before moving on to Smith St Aubyn, a discount house, where he became a Managing Director in 1973.[1] From 1983 to 1990 he worked at Mocatta & Goldsmid, a bullion house, where he became Deputy Managing Director.[2]

With Pavel Maslovskiy, Hambro co-founded Peter Hambro Mining, now renamed Petropavlovsk plc, in 1994.[3] He served as its chairman until June 2017.[4]

Personal life

Hambro married Karen Brodrick in 1968.[1] They have three sons.[2]

References
  1. Peter Hambro: The rise of a dedicated gold bull Daily Telegraph, 3 May 2008
  2. The Peerage.com
  3. Critchlow, Andrew (July 4, 2015). "Peter Hambro's nightmare when his Russian Gold miner nearly went out of business". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  4. "Peter Hambro ousted from gold miner Petropavlovsk after losing board battle with Russian investors". The Telegraph. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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