James Hambro

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James Hambro
Born
James Daryl Hambro

(1949-03-22) 22 March 1949 (age 75)
NationalityBritish
Education Eton College
Alma mater Harvard Business School
Occupations
  • Banker
  • businessman
Board member ofChair 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.

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Early life

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

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

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 James Daryl Hambro, Debrett's
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage, 1999, vol. 1, p. 1278
  3. 1 2 "Jamie Hambro, James Hambro & Partners LLP: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ↑ James Phillips, Wealth Manager: Jamie Hambro on updating the family brand for the 21st century, Citywire, 28 May 2010
  5. ↑ "The Henry Smith Charity: Organisation". Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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