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Barnaby Swire was born in January 1964.<ref name="steamships">[http://www.steamships.com.pg/index.php/about-us/director/b.swire Steamships Trading Company: Board of Directors]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/dnX06sNpdFuQOt_4na3ZpH8Ffm4/appointments |title=Barnaby Nicholas SWIRE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |publisher=Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=12 May 2017}}</ref> He was educated at [[Eton College]].<ref name="steamships"/> He is a son of [[John Anthony Swire|Sir John Anthony Swire]], Chairman of the [[Swire Group]] between 1966 and 1987 and life president of [[Swire Group|John Swire & Sons Ltd]]. He graduated from [[University College, Oxford]] in 1985, where he studied History and Modern Languages.<ref name="steamships"/> |
Barnaby Swire was born in January 1964.<ref name="steamships">[http://www.steamships.com.pg/index.php/about-us/director/b.swire Steamships Trading Company: Board of Directors]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/dnX06sNpdFuQOt_4na3ZpH8Ffm4/appointments |title=Barnaby Nicholas SWIRE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |publisher=Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=12 May 2017}}</ref> He was educated at [[Eton College]].<ref name="steamships"/> He is a son of the late [[John Anthony Swire|Sir John Anthony Swire]], Chairman of the [[Swire Group]] between 1966 and 1987 and life president of [[Swire Group|John Swire & Sons Ltd]]. He graduated from [[University College, Oxford]] in 1985, where he studied History and Modern Languages.<ref name="steamships"/> |
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Revision as of 07:21, 30 August 2018
Barnaby Swire | |
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| Born | Barnaby Nicholas Swire January 1964 (age 60) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Sir John Anthony Swire (father), Sir Adrian Swire (uncle) Merlin Swire (cousin) Samuel Compton Swire (cousin) |
Barnaby Nicholas Swire (born January 1964) is a British billionaire businessman.[2] He is the chairman of the Swire Group.
Early life
Barnaby Swire was born in January 1964.[3][4] He was educated at Eton College.[3] He is a son of the late Sir John Anthony Swire, Chairman of the Swire Group between 1966 and 1987 and life president of John Swire & Sons Ltd. He graduated from University College, Oxford in 1985, where he studied History and Modern Languages.[3]
Career
Swire started his career at the family business, John Swire & Sons, in 1985.[3] He worked for them in Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Japan.[3] He transferred to London in 1994, where he continued to work for the Swire Group.[3] He served on the board of directors of Lewmar Marine.[5]
He has served as the chairman of the Swire Group since the end of 2014,[5][6] when he replaced James Hughes-Hallett.[7] He also serves as the chairman of two subsidiaries, The China Navigation Company and Swire Oilfield Services, and on the board of directors of Swire Pacific Offshore and the Steamships Trading Company.[3][5]
Following his father's death in November 2016, he is now a billionaire.[1]
Personal life
He is married and has four children.[3] They reside in Kent.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Rich List 2017: #55, £2.15 billion". The Sunday Times Magazine. 7 May 2017. p. 38.
- ^ List of companies related to Barnaby Swire - http://www.flixens.com/director/barnaby-nicholas-swire
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Steamships Trading Company: Board of Directors
- ^ "Barnaby Nicholas SWIRE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Barnaby N. Swire, Bloomberg Business
- ^ Swire Group: Chairman's message
- ^ Ben Butler, Changing of the guard at Swire, The Australian, 20 January 2015
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