Samuel Swire | |
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Born | March 1980 |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
Occupation | Businessman |
Parent(s) | Sir Adrian Swire Judith Compton |
Relatives | Merlin Swire (brother) Barnaby Swire (cousin) |
Samuel Compton Swire (born March 1980) is a British businessman. [1] [2] [3]
Samuel Compton Swire was born in March 1980. [4] His late father, Sir Adrian Swire, was a billionaire heir and former chairman of the Swire Group. His mother is Lady Judith Compton. He has a brother, Merlin Swire. [4]
He graduated from University College, Oxford in 2003, where he studied history. [5]
Swire started his career at the family business, the Swire Group, in 2003. [4] He has worked for them in Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Sri Lanka and London. [4]
Swire has served on the board of directors of John Swire & Sons Ltd since January 2015. [4] In 2019, Swire became chairman of Swire Shipping and Swire Bulk. [6] [7] From 2015 to 2023 he was a director of both Swire Pacific and Cathay Pacific Airways. [8] [9]
Swire is chairman of the Swire Charitable Trust and the Swire Chinese Language Foundation and has been a trustee of the Historic England Foundation since 2021. [10] [11] [2] [12] He was a trustee of The Mission to Seafarers from 2016 to 2025. [13] [3]