John Anthony Swire
| Sir John Swire CBE | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Anthony Swire 28 February 1927 Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | 28 November 2016 (aged 89) |
| Education |
Eton College University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Children | Barnaby Swire |
| Parent(s) | John Kidston Swire |
| Relatives |
John Samuel Swire (great-grandfather) Adrian Swire (brother) |
Sir John Anthony Swire, CBE, (28 February 1927 – 28 November 2016)[1] was a British businessman.
Early life
Sir John Anthony Swire was educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford.[1][2] He served in the Irish Guards from 1945 to 1948, both in the UK and in Israel.[1]
Career
He started his career at Butterfield & Swire, a subsidiary of the Swire Group in Hong Kong, in 1950.[1] He served on the Board of Directors of John Swire & Sons Ltd from 1955 to 1997, as its Chairman from 1966 to 1987, and Honorary President from 1987 to 1997.[1] He became its Life President in 1997.[1]
He served on the Boards of Directors of British Bank of the Middle East, Ocean Transport & Trading, James Finlay & Co, and Shell Transport & Trading Co.[1] He served on the London Advisory Committee of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1969 to 1989.[1]
He became a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1977.[2] He was an Honorary Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford in 1987 and received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Hong Kong in 1989.[2] He was knighted in the 1990 New Year Honours. He served on the Advisory Council of the Stanford Graduate School of Business from 1981 to 1990.[1] He then served as the Deputy pro-Chancellor of the University of Kent from 1993 to 1999.[1] He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.[1]
He died on 28 November 2016 at the age of 89.[3]