Peter Hambro

Peter Hambro
Education Eton College
Alma mater Aix-Marseille University
Occupation Businessman
Spouse(s) Karen Brodrick
Children 3 sons

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

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]

Forced labour

According to Human Trafficking Center, Hambro's timber company Tynda Les / Russian Timber Group is alleged to be involved in forced labour of North Koreans.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Peter Hambro: The rise of a dedicated gold bull Daily Telegraph, 3 May 2008
  2. 1 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.
  5. ↑ "Men for Wood: State Enabled Exploitation in Russia and North Korea". Human Trafficking Center. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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