Henry Keswick (businessman)
Sir Henry Neville Lindley Keswick (born 29 September 1938) is a British businessman who is chairman emeritus of Jardine Matheson.
SirHenry Keswick
British
Chairman emeritus of Jardine Matheson Holdings
The Spectator (owner, 1975–1980)
Jardine Matheson Holdings (former Chairman, 1961)
- Sir William Johnstone "Tony" Keswick (father)
Sir John Chippendale Keswick (brother)
Simon Keswick (brother)
Early life[edit]
Keswick was born in 1938 in Shanghai, China, the son of Sir William Johnstone "Tony" Keswick and Mary Lindley.[1] He is part of the Keswick family and the older brother of Simon Keswick and Sir Chips Keswick. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.
During the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953, Keswick was a page to Field Marshal Alan Brooke, and took part in the ceremony in Westminster Abbey. During his period of national service from 1956 to 1958, he was commissioned into the Scots Guards.[1]
Business career[edit]
Keswick owned The Spectator, a British conservative magazine, from 1975 to 1980.[1] He is the chairman of Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, which he joined in 1961. He has been a director since 1967 and became managing director in 1970, and chairman in 1972.[1]
Other interests[edit]
He is vice chairman of the Hong Kong Association and a member of the council of the National Trust.[1] He was previously the chairman of the National Portrait Gallery.[1]
Honours[edit]
Keswick was knighted in the 2009 Birthday Honours for services to British business interests overseas and charitable activities in the UK.[1][2]