Rupert Hambro
| Rupert Hambro | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Rupert Nicholas Hambro 27 June 1943 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Aix-Marseille University |
| Occupation | Banker, businessman, philanthropist |
| Net worth | GBP£150 million[1] |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Boyer Robin Hambro |
| Children |
Jonathan Hambro Flora Hambro |
| Parent(s) |
Jocelyn Hambro Ann Silvia Muir |
| Relatives |
Carl Joachim Hambro (paternal great-grandfather) Olaf Hambro (paternal grandfather) Richard Hambro (brother) James Hambro (brother) |
Rupert Hambro (born 1943) is a British heir, banker, businessman and philanthropist.
Early life
Rupert Hambro was born on 27 June 1943.[2] His father, Jocelyn Hambro, served as the Chairman of Hambros Bank from 1965 to 1972.[3] His mother was Ann Silvia Muir.[3] His paternal great-grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish emigrants to England who founded the Hambros Bank.[3]
He was educated at Eton College.[2] He studied at the University of Aix-en-Provence in Aix-en-Provence, France.[2][3] He became friends with painter Pablo Picasso at Les Deux Garçons on the Cours Mirabeau.[4]
Career
Hambro started his career at Peat Marwick Mitchell Co., which later merged with KPMG, from 1962 to 1964.[2]
He joined the family business, the Hambros Bank, in 1964.[2] He served on its Board of Directors from 1969 to 1986, and as its Chairman from 1983 to 1986.[2][5][6][7] In 1986, he co-founded J.O. Hambro Capital Management, a mergers and acquisitions financial firm, with his father and two brothers.[5][7] He is also the owner of the private equity firm, Hambro & Partners.[5][7]
He is the former Chairman of Woburn Enterprises, which includes the Woburn Safari Park, the Woburn Abbey, golf courses and hotels.[5] He also served on the Boards of Directors of Anglo American plc, the Telegraph Group and the Sedgwick Group.[6] In 1976, he served on the Board of Directors of the White Pass and Yukon Corporation Ltd., which owned three railways on the White Pass and Yukon Route in Canada.[8]
He has served as the Chairman of Cazenove & Loyd, a luxury travel agency, since 2003.[5] Additionally, he has been the Chairman of Theo Fennell PLC and Sipsmith since 2009.[5] He serves on the Supervisory Board of Bank Gutmann.[5][9] He has served as the Chairman of Robinson Hambro, a recruitment agency for corporate directors, since 2010.[5]
On 4 November 2013, Rupert incorporated Hambro Perks Ltd. with Dominic Perks and is a current director of the company.[10]
He has written in The Spectator.[11]
As of 2015, he has an estimated wealth of GBP£150 million.[1]
Philanthropy
Hambro was the Treasurer of the National Art Collections Fund from 1991 to 2003.[5] He was the Chairman of the Museum of London Docklands from 1995 to 2008.[5]
He has served as the Chairman of The Silver Trust since 1988 and Vice Patron of the Royal British Society of Sculptors since 1997.[5][12] He has been the Honorary Vice President of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering since 2008.[5] He has served on the Council of the Royal College of Art since 2010,[5] and he is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Bath.[7] Additionally, he has also served as the Chairman of the Development & Strategy Board of the Zoological Society of London since 2011.[5] He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Wallace Collection.[5]
He has served on the Advisory Board of Open Europe, a think tank which promotes reform within the European Union, since 2006.[5] He is a Knight of the Order of the Falcon of Iceland.[5]
Personal life
Hambro married Mary Boyer in 1970.[3] They had a son, Jonathan, and a daughter, Flora.[3]
He is now married to Robin Hambro, an American-born philanthropist, former London Editor of American Vogue who is on the International Best Dressed List.[13] He is a member of White's, the Groucho Club and the Walbrook Rowing Club in London as well as the Jupiter Island Club in Hobe Sound, Florida.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times (page 75). April 26, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rupert Nicholas Hambro, Debrett's
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage, 1999, vol. 1, p. 1278
- ↑ Anna Mikhailova, The Aix factor, The Sunday Times, 13 September 2009
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Wallace Collection: Board of Trustees
- 1 2 Robinson Hambro
- 1 2 3 4 British Association of Adoption and Fostering: Who we are: President and Patrons
- ↑ Second banking dynasty with cloud here, The Montreal Gazette, December 11, 1976
- ↑ Bank Gutmann: Governance
- ↑ "Hambro Perks on Companies House". Companies House.
- ↑ The Spectator: Rupert Hambro
- ↑ Royal British Society of Sculptors: Supporters
- ↑ The International Hall of Fame: Women: 2009 Inductees, Vanity Fair, August 3, 2009