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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Barnaby Nicholas Swire (born January 1964) is a British billionaire businessman.[1] He is the chairman of the Swire Group.

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

He is married and has four children.[2] They reside in Kent.[2]

Swire is a significant donor to the Conservative Party.[8]

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