Peter Hambro | |
Birth Name: | Peter Charles Percival Hambro |
Nationality: | British |
Education: | Eton College |
Alma Mater: | Aix-Marseille University |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Spouse: | Karen Brodrick |
Children: | 3 sons, including Jay Hambro |
Relatives: | Percy Hambro (grandfather) |
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 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]
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]
In 1994 with Pavel Maslovskiy, Hambro co-founded Peter Hambro Mining, which was renamed Petropavlovsk plc in 2009.[3] He served as its chairman until June 2017.[4] Petropavlovsk went into administration in July 2022.[5]
Hambro married Karen Brodrick in 1968.[1] They have three sons.[2]