Jay Hambro is a businessman known for being the Chairman of IRC Limited. He was previously chief executive officer of Aricom between 2006 and 2009 and subsequently Chief Investment Officer of Petropavlovsk PLC - the FTSE listed gold and iron ore miner. Previously Hambro had been Director of Business Development at Peter Hambro Mining during Peter Hambro Mining plc’s rapid evolution from junior exploration company to the second largest gold producer in Russia. Prior to joining Peter Hambro Mining, Jay was a manager of the Metals & Mining corporate finance team within HSBC Investment Bank. Jay began his career in the resource finance team at N M Rothschild & Sons. Jay and his wife Alexandra have two daughters.