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

Early life

Peter Hambro was born on 18 January 1945, the son of Lt-Col Everard Bingham Hambro, and grandson of Major-General Sir Percy Hambro. One of his paternal ancestors, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish banker. Hambro was educated at Eton College and Aix-Marseille University.

Career

Hambro initially worked at Spicer & Pegler, an accounting firm. 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 1983 to 1990 he worked at Mocatta & Goldsmid, a bullion house, where he became Deputy Managing Director. In 1994 with Pavel Maslovskiy, Hambro co-founded Peter Hambro Mining, which was renamed Petropavlovsk plc in 2009. He served as its chairman until June 2017. Petropavlovsk went into administration in July 2022.

Personal life

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