Samuel Swire (businessman)

Samuel Swire
BornMarch 1980
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
OccupationBusinessman
Parent(s)Sir Adrian Swire
Judith Compton
RelativesMerlin Swire (brother)
Barnaby Swire (cousin)

Samuel Compton Swire (born March 1980) is a British businessman.[1][2][3]

Early life

Samuel Compton Swire was born in March 1980.[4] 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, Merlin Swire.[4]

He graduated from University College, Oxford in 2003, where he studied history.[5]

Career

Swire started his career at the family business, the Swire Group, in 2003.[4] He has worked for them in Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Sri Lanka and London.[4]

Swire has served on the board of directors of John Swire & Sons Ltd since January 2015.[4] In 2019, Swire became chairman of Swire Shipping and Swire Bulk.[6][7] From 2015 to 2023 he was a director of both Swire Pacific and Cathay Pacific Airways.[8][9]

Swire is chairman of the Swire Charitable Trust and the Swire Chinese Language Foundation.[10][11][3][2] He has been a trustee of The Mission to Seafarers since 2016.[12][3]

References

  1. ^ "Companies House Register: Samuel Swire appointments". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Swire Chinese Language Foundation: Sam Swire". Swire Chinese Language Foundation. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "The Mission to Seafarers: Our Trustees". The Mission to Seafarers. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e Swire Pacific: Directors and Officers
  5. ^ University College, Oxford: Oxford-Swire Scholarships in History Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Companies House Register: Swire Shipping officers". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Companies House Register: Swire Bulk officers". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Swire Pacific Announcement" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Cathay Pacific Announcement" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Charity Commission Register: Swire Charitable Trust trustees". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Charity Commission Register: Adrian Swire Charitable Trust trustees". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Charity Commission Register: The Mission to Seafarers trustees". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 May 2022.


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