James Hambro
James Hambro | |
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| Born | James Daryl Hambro 22 March 1949 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Harvard Business School |
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| Board member of | Chair of Guide Dogs for the Blind Charit |
| Father | Jocelyn Hambro |
| Relatives | Carl Joachim Hambro (great-grandfather) Olaf Hambro (grandfather) Rupert Hambro (brother) Richard Hambro (brother) |
James Daryl Hambro (born 22 March 1949) is a banker, businessman and philanthropist.
Early life
[edit]James Hambro was born on 22 March 1949.[1] His father, Jocelyn Hambro, was chair of Hambros Bank from 1965 to 1972.[2] His mother was Ann Silvia Muir.[2] His paternal great-grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish immigrant to England who founded the Hambros Bank.[2]
He was educated at Eton College.[1] He graduated from the Harvard Business School.[1]
Career
[edit]Hambro served as the Executive Director of the family business, Hambros Bank, from 1972 to 1985.[1] He co-founded JO Hambro & Company, JO Hambro Investment Management Ltd (now Waverton Investment Management) Hambro Magan, a mergers and acquisitions boutique sold to Nat West, JO Hambro Capital Management Ltd, an institutional fund management company, now part of Pendal, an Australian fund group .[3][1] He founded James Hambro & Partners in 2010,[4] and serves as its chairman.[3]
Hambro has served on the board of directors of Primary Health Properties from 1996 to 2015.[1] He was the Chairman of Hansteen Holdings from 2005 to 2017.[1] He is a director of Circle Property PLC and I Hennig & Co.
Philanthropy
[edit]Hambro is the former Governor and Deputy Chair of Peabody Trust, Chair of The Henry Smith Charity,[5] and currently Chair of Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Personal life
[edit]He married Diana Cherry in 1981.[2] They have three daughters: Rachel, Daisy and Lucy.[2] They reside in Kimberley, Norfolk.[2] He is a member of White's and the Royal West Norfolk Golf Club.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h James Daryl Hambro, Debrett's
- ^ a b c d e f Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage, 1999, vol. 1, p. 1278
- ^ a b "Jamie Hambro, James Hambro & Partners LLP: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ James Phillips, Wealth Manager: Jamie Hambro on updating the family brand for the 21st century, Citywire, 28 May 2010
- ^ "The Henry Smith Charity: Organisation". Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.