Peter Hambro


Peter Charles Percival Hambro is one of the founders of Petropavlovsk plc,, a gold mining business in Russia.

Early life

Peter Hambro was born on 18 January 1945. One of his paternal ancestors, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish banker. Hambro was educated at Eton College and Aix-Marseille University.

Career

Hambro initially worked at a firm of accountants. 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. From 1983 to 1990 he worked at Mocatta & Goldsmid, a bullion house, where he became Deputy Managing Director.
With Pavel Maslovskiy, Hambro co-founded Peter Hambro Mining, now renamed Petropavlovsk plc, in 1994. He served as its chairman until June 2017.

Personal life

Hambro married Karen Brodrick in 1968. They have three sons.