| Jay Hambro | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Education: | Harrow School Newcastle University |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Founder of Verdigris Strategic | |
| Parents: | Peter Hambro |
Jay Hambro is a British businessman in the mining, energy, steel and commodity sectors. He is the founder of Verdigris Strategic, a long-term investor and business transformation specialist.
Hambro is a member of the Danish Hambro merchant banking family, and the son of Peter Hambro, co-founder of Petropavlovsk plc.[1] He was educated at Harrow School, followed by a bachelor's degree in business administration from Newcastle University.
Hambro began his career in the resource finance team at N M Rothschild & Sons.[2]
He was chief executive officer (CEO) of Aricom between 2006 and 2009, and subsequently chief information officer of Petropavlovsk plc – the FTSE listed gold and iron ore miner. Hambro business development director of Petropavlovsk, which became the second largest gold producer in Russia, having started out as a junior exploration company in 1994. Prior to joining, Hambro was a manager of the metals & mining corporate finance team within HSBC. Hambro was also a director of Winsway Coking Coal and Cellmark AB.[3]
Until July 2021 he was the chief investment officer of the GFG Alliance, leader of the SIMEC Group for mining and energy, non-executive director of Wyelands Capital[4] and non-executive[5] chairman of IRC Limited. Hambro worked with the GFG Alliance on an acquisition, investment and development programme in UK industry with a focus on metals[6] and energy.[7]
In July 2021, Hambro left GFG after a disagreement about the sale of Alvance, a Franco-Belgian aluminium company.[8]
Hambro is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.[9] He was included in Grant Thornton's "Faces of a Vibrant Economy".[10] He won the Rising Star Individual Award in the 2020 Platts Global Metals Awards.[11]