Sir Chips Keswick
| Sir Chips Keswick | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Chippendale Lindley Keswick 2 February 1940 London |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | University of Aix-Marseille |
| Occupation | Merchant banker |
| Known for | Former chairman of Hambros Bank, director of the Bank of England, chairman of Arsenal F.C. |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Sarah Ramsay |
| Children | Three sons |
| Relatives | Sir Henry Keswick (brother) and Simon Keswick (brother) |
Sir John Chippendale "Chips" Lindley Keswick (born 2 February 1940) is a British merchant banker and member of the Keswick family who control Jardine Matheson, founded by William Jardine. On 14 June 2013, he became Chairman of Arsenal football club.
Part of the Keswick family business dynasty, he is the son of Sir William Keswick (1903–1990) and Mary Lindley, and the grandson of Henry Keswick. He was educated at Eton College and the University of Aix-Marseilles.
His elder brother Henry and younger brother Simon Keswick are Chairman and Director of Jardine Matheson Holdings.
Keswick was formerly a director of Hambros Bank and colleague of Peter Hill-Wood. He is currently a non-executive director of a number of companies including DeBeers Sa, Investec Bank, Persimmon plc and chairman of Arsenal football club. He replaced Peter Hill-Wood, who stepped down due to health reasons. He has been involved in a number of other business interests as well as serving as a director of the Bank of England since 1993. His father Sir William "Tony" Keswick was also a director of the Bank of England between 1955 and 1973.(See Keswick family)
He has 20 shares in Arsenal representing 0.032% of the Company's issued ordinary shares.
He married Lady Sarah Ramsay, daughter of the 16th Earl of Dalhousie, in 1966. They have three sons David, Tobias and Adam.
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