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Nationality
  
British

Name
  
Simon Keswick

Education
  
Eton College

Role
  
Businessman

Net worth
  
£1.75 billion (2011)

Siblings
  
Henry Keswick

Spouse(s)
  
Emma Chetwode


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Full Name
  
Simon Lindley Keswick

Born
  
20 May 1942 (age 81) (
1942-05-20
)

Occupation
  
Director of Matheson & Co., Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust, Hanson plc, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Children
  
Four (two sons, two daughters)

Alma mater
  
Trinity College, Cambridge

Simon Lindley Keswick FRSA (born 20 May 1942) is a Scottish businessman and the younger brother of Sir Chips Keswick and Sir Henry Keswick.

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Early life and education

Part of the Keswick family business dynasty, he is the son of Sir William Keswick and Mary Lindley, and the grandson of Henry Keswick. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Career

He is a director of Matheson & Co. (owned by Jardine Matheson Holdings), Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust, Hanson plc, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. He was previously Chairman of the Kwik Save Group plc.

A Cheltenham Town supporter, he was a director on the club's board until resigning in January 2009.

Personal life

In 1971, he married Emma Chetwode, daughter of Major George David Chetwode and Lady Willa Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound. They have two sons and two daughters.

References

Simon Keswick Wikipedia