Jay Hambro
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Jay Hambro is a British businessman in the mining, energy, steel and commodity sectors. He is the founder of Verdigris Strategic, a long-term investor and business transformation specialist.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
Early life
Hambro is a member of the Danish Hambro merchant banking family, and the son of Peter Hambro, co-founder of Petropavlovsk plc.{{cite news |last1=Neal |first1=Louis |title=Jay Hambro, the 'definitive seller' behind Sanjeev Gupta's GFG |url=https://insider-voice.com/jay-hambro-the-definitive-seller-behind-sanjeev-guptas-gfg/ |access-date=17 September 2021 |work=Insider Voice |date=31 July 2021}} He was educated at Harrow School, followed by a bachelor's degree in business administration from Newcastle University.
Career
Hambro began his career in the resource finance team at N M Rothschild & Sons.{{Cite news |last1=Sanderson |first1=Henry |date=26 January 2016 |title=Jay Hambro: bridge to a future in Russia |url=https://www.ft.com/content/033a2f7a-b955-11e5-bf7e-8a339b6f2164 |newspaper=Financial Times}}
He was chief executive officer (CEO) of Aricom between 2006 and 2009, and subsequently chief information officer of Petropavlovsk plc – the FTSE listed gold and iron ore miner. Hambro business development director of Petropavlovsk, which became the second largest gold producer in Russia, having started out as a junior exploration company in 1994. Prior to joining, Hambro was a manager of the metals & mining corporate finance team within HSBC. Hambro was also a director of Winsway Coking Coal and Cellmark AB.{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/interview/3033717/meet-the-energy-giant-youve-never-heard-of|access-date=2019-01-10|language=en-US|date=8 June 2018|title=Meet the green energy giant you've never heard of}}
Until July 2021 he was the chief investment officer of the GFG Alliance, leader of the SIMEC Group for mining and energy, non-executive director of Wyelands Capital{{Cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/810453/City-News-English-wine-Aviva-insurance-GFG-Alliance-finance-latest|title=City News: English wine, Aviva and GFG Alliance|date=2017-05-29|work=Express.co.uk|access-date=2017-05-30|language=en}} and non-executive{{cite web |url=http://www.gfgalliance.com/strategic-board/ |title=Strategic Board - GFG Alliance |website=www.gfgalliance.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322014607/http://www.gfgalliance.com/strategic-board/ |archive-date=2017-03-22}} chairman of IRC Limited. Hambro worked with the GFG Alliance on an acquisition, investment and development programme in UK industry with a focus on metals{{Cite web | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/renewable-energy-is-a-key-pillar-of-our-investment-programme/article8199214.ece |title = Renewable energy is a key pillar of our investment programme| date=5 February 2016 }} and energy.{{Cite web | url=http://www.libertyhousegroup.com/company/management/jay-hambro/ | title=Jay Hambro - Liberty House Group | access-date=21 March 2017 | archive-date=22 March 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322015523/http://www.libertyhousegroup.com/company/management/jay-hambro/ | url-status=dead }}
In July 2021, Hambro left GFG after a disagreement about the sale of Alvance, a Franco-Belgian aluminium company.{{cite news |last1=Pfeifer |first1=Sylvia |title=ay Hambro to leave Gupta's GFG after clash over aluminium sale |url=https://www.ft.com/content/d2a126b7-bcf2-4c74-8c47-3edbf39b9e51 |access-date=17 September 2021 |work=The Financial Times |date=27 July 2021}}
Professional memberships
Hambro is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.{{Cite news|url=http://asia.minesandmoney.com/speakers/jay-hambro/|title=Jay Hambro - Mines and Money Asia|work=Mines and Money Asia|access-date=2017-05-30|language=en-US|archive-date=25 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625182609/http://asia.minesandmoney.com/speakers/jay-hambro/|url-status=dead}} He was included in Grant Thornton's "Faces of a Vibrant Economy".{{Cite news|url=https://faces.grantthornton.co.uk/faces/jay-hambro/|access-date=2019-01-10|language=en-US|title=Jay Hambro|publisher=Grant Thornton|archive-date=11 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111060716/https://faces.grantthornton.co.uk/faces/jay-hambro/|url-status=dead}} He won the Rising Star Individual Award in the 2020 Platts Global Metals Awards.{{cite web | title=Norway's Hydro a Triple Win at S&P Global Platts Global Metals Awards | website=S&P Global Commodity Insights | date=1 July 2020 | url=https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/about-commodityinsights/media-center/press-releases/2020/07-01-2020-global-metals-awards-pr | ref={{sfnref | S&P Global Commodity Insights | 2020}} | access-date=15 July 2024}}
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Category:English businesspeople
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Category:Fellows of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
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