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Adrian Swire

Sir Adrian Swire
Born Adrian Christopher Swire
(1932-02-15) 15 February 1932 (age 84)
Marylebone, London, England
Nationality British
Education Wellesley House School
Eton College
Alma mater University College, Oxford
Net worth GBP £2.4 billion (Swire family, STRL April 2015)
Spouse(s) Lady Judith Compton
Children Merlin Bingham Swire
Samuel Compton Swire
Martha Swire
Parent(s) John Kidston Swire
Relatives John Samuel Swire (great-grandfather)
John Anthony Swire (brother)
Barnaby Swire (nephew)

Sir Adrian Christopher Swire (born 15 February 1932) is a billionaire British heir and businessman. He is the former chairman of John Swire & Sons Ltd.

Swire was born on 15 February 1932, and educated at Wellesley House School, Eton and University College, Oxford. During his national service, he served in the Coldstream Guards.

Swire started his career for a subsidiary of the family business, Butterfield & Swire Far East, in 1956.

He was the chairman of John Swire & Sons from 1987 to 1997, and from 2002 to 2004. He was on the board of directors of Cathay Pacific, an airline partially owned by the family business, from 1965 to 2005.

He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1982 New Year Honours.

He is married to Lady Judith Compton, the daughter of William Bingham Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton. They have three children, Martha, Merlin and Samuel. He is a member of White's, Brooks's, Pratt's and the Hong Kong Club.



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