Peter Hambro

Peter Charles Percival Hambro (born 18 January 1945) is one of the founders of Petropavlovsk plc, (formerly Peter Hambro Mining), a large gold mining businesses in Russia.

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.

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 1985 to 1990 he worked at Mocatta & Goldsmid, a bullion house, where he became a Deputy Managing Director.

With Pavel Maslovskiy, Hambro co-founded Peter Hambro Mining, now renamed Petropavlovsk plc, in 1994. He serves as its chairman. The company is based in Mayfair, London, and it operates the Malomir mine, a gold mine in Russia.

Hambro is also a non-executive chairman of Sundeala Limited and a member of the Board of several family companies.

Hambro is skeptical about the Euro currency.

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