Barnaby Swire | |
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Born | 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 Swire (cousin) Samuel Swire (cousin) |
Barnaby Nicholas Swire (born January 1964) is a British billionaire businessman. [1] He is the chairman of the Swire Group.
Barnaby Swire was born in January 1964. [2] [3] He was educated at Eton College. [2] 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 studied history and modern languages at University College, Oxford, leaving in 1985. [2]
Swire started his career at the family business, John Swire & Sons, in 1985. [2] He worked for them in Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Japan. [2] He transferred to London in 1994, where he continued to work for the Swire Group. [2] He served on the board of directors of Lewmar Marine. [4]
He has served as the chairman of the Swire Group since the end of 2014, [4] [5] when he replaced James Hughes-Hallett. [6] He was chairman of The China Navigation Company Ltd., until 2019.
Following his father's death in November 2016, he is now a billionaire. [7]
He is married and has four children. [2] They reside in Kent. [2]
Swire is a significant donor to the Conservative Party. [8]