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==Early life==
==Early life==
Merlin Bingham Swire was born in 1973.<ref name="swirepacific">[http://www.swirepacific.com/en/governance/directors.php?thirdlvlsection=nonexecutive Swire Pacific: Directors and Officers]</ref> His late father, [[Adrian Swire|Sir Adrian Swire]], was a billionaire heir and former chairman of the Swire Group. His mother is Lady Judith Compton. He has a brother who also works at Swire Group, [[Samuel Swire (businessman)]].<ref name="swirepacific"/>
Merlin Bingham Swire was born in 1973.<ref name="swirepacific">[http://www.swirepacific.com/en/governance/directors.php?thirdlvlsection=nonexecutive Swire Pacific: Directors and Officers]</ref> His late father, [[Adrian Swire|Sir Adrian Swire]], was a billionaire heir and former chairman of the Swire Group. His mother is Lady Judith Compton. He has a brother who also works at Swire Group, [[Samuel Swire (businessman)|Samuel Swire]].<ref name="swirepacific"/>


He graduated from [[University College, Oxford]] in 1993, where he studied Classics.<ref name="oxfordscholarships">{{Cite web |url=http://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/univ-news/oxford-swire-scholarships-history |title=University College, Oxford: Oxford-Swire Scholarships in History |access-date=2015-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518105911/http://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/univ-news/oxford-swire-scholarships-history |archive-date=2015-05-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He graduated from [[University College, Oxford]] in 1993, where he studied Classics.<ref name="oxfordscholarships">{{Cite web |url=http://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/univ-news/oxford-swire-scholarships-history |title=University College, Oxford: Oxford-Swire Scholarships in History |access-date=2015-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518105911/http://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/univ-news/oxford-swire-scholarships-history |archive-date=2015-05-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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Merlin Bingham Swire
Born (1973-12-04) 4 December 1973 (age 50)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
OccupationBusinessman
Parent(s)Sir Adrian Swire
Judith Compton
RelativesSamuel Swire (brother)
Barnaby Swire (cousin)

Merlin Bingham Swire (born 4 December 1973) is a British businessman. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Swire Group. As the head of a major trading house, he is colloquially known in Hong Kong as a Tai-pan.

Early life

Merlin Bingham Swire was born in 1973.[1] His late father, Sir Adrian Swire, was a billionaire heir and former chairman of the Swire Group. His mother is Lady Judith Compton. He has a brother who also works at Swire Group, Samuel Swire.[1]

He graduated from University College, Oxford in 1993, where he studied Classics.[2]

Career

Swire started his career at the family business, the Swire Group, in 1997.[1][3] He worked for them in Hong Kong, Australia, China and London.[1][3]

He is the CEO of the Swire Group.[4] He is on the board of directors of Cathay Pacific, and HAECO.[3][5] He has been a director of Swire Properties since January 2009.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Swire Pacific: Directors and Officers
  2. ^ "University College, Oxford: Oxford-Swire Scholarships in History". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Swire Properties: Board of Directors Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Ben Butler, Changing of the guard at Swire, The Australian, January 20, 2015
  5. ^ Cathay Pacific: Board of Directors