Peter Hambro

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

Career

Hambro comes from a wealthy line of Anglo-Danish merchant bankers. Educated at Eton College and Aix-Marseille University, Peter 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 1985 to 1990 he worked at Mocatta & Goldsmid, a bullion house, where he became a Deputy Managing Director.^[2]

He founded Peter Hambro Mining, now renamed Petropavlovsk plc, in 1994 and remains Chairman of the Board.^[1]

Peter Hambro is also a non-executive director of Sundeala Limited and a member of the Board of several family companies.^[3]

Family

In 1968 he married to Karen Broderick and together they went on to have three sons.^[2]

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