Richard Hambro
| Richard Hambro | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Richard Alexander Hambro 1 October 1946 |
| Died | 25 April 2009 |
| Cause of death | cancer |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Occupation | Investment banker, horsebreeder |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Soames Juliet Grana Mary Hambro |
| Children | Clementine Hambro |
| Parent(s) |
Jocelyn Hambro Ann Silvia Muir |
| Relatives |
Carl Joachim Hambro (paternal great-grandfather) Olaf Hambro (paternal grandfather) Rupert Hambro (brother) James Hambro (brother) Christopher Soames, Baron Soames (father-in-law) Mary Soames, Baroness Soames (mother-in-law) |
Richard Hambro (1946–2009) was a British heir, investment banker, horsebreeder and philanthropist.
Richard Hambro was born on 1 October 1946. His father, Jocelyn Hambro, served as the Chairman of Hambros Bank from 1965 to 1972. His mother was Ann Silvia Muir. His paternal great-grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish emigrant to England who founded the Hambro Bank.
He was educated at Eton College. He graduated from the University of Munich in Germany.
Hambro started his career in South Africa and later worked in Italy. He then served as the President of Hambro America in the United States.
He co-founded J.O. Hambro Capital Management, a mergers and acquisitions financial firm, with his father and two brothers in 1986. He also founded J. O. Hambro Investment Management, which he sold to Credit Suisse in 2000. Hambro served as its chairman until his death in 2009, even after it was a subsidiary of Credit Suisse. It is now owned by Somers Limited.
He was the founder of the Money Portal. He also served as the Chairman of Hennig, the diamond broker for De Beers.
In 1974, he ran for the parliamentary seat of Rotherham. He was defeated, losing to Labour Brian O'Malley.
Hambro served as the Treasurer of Macmillan Cancer Support from 1983 to 1991, and as its Chairman of its Board of Trustees from 1991 to 2001. The Richard Hambro Award is named in his honour. He also served on the Boards of Trustees of Colon Cancer Concern and Bowel Cancer UK, the Board of Governors of the London Clinic, and the board of directors of the Institute of Cancer Research.
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