Peter Hambro

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Early life

Peter Hambro was born on 18 January 1945,[1] the son of Lt-Col Everard Bingham Hambro, and grandson of Major-General Sir Percy Hambro. 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 Spicer & Pegler, an accounting firm.[2] 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.[3]

In 1994 with Pavel Maslovskiy, Hambro co-founded Peter Hambro Mining,[4] which was renamed Petropavlovsk plc in 2009.[5] He served as its chairman until June 2017.[6] Petropavlovsk went into administration in July 2022.[7]

Personal life

Hambro married Karen Brodrick in 1968.[1] They have three sons.[3]

References

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  1. a b c d Peter Hambro: The rise of a dedicated gold bull Daily Telegraph, 3 May 2008
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