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

Early life and education

Part of the

Keswick family The Keswick family (pronounced with a silent "w", "Kezzick") are a business dynasty of Scottish origin associated with the Far East region since 1855 and in particular the conglomerate Jardine Matheson. As tai-pans of Jardine Matheson & Company, ...

business dynasty, he is the son of Sir William Keswick and Mary Lindley, and the grandson of Henry Keswick. He was educated at

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and

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Career

He is a director of Matheson & Co. (owned by

Jardine Matheson Holdings Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (also known as Jardines) is a Hong Kong-based Bermuda-domiciled British multinational conglomerate. It has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and secondary listings on the Singapore Exchange an ...

), Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust, Hanson plc, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. He was previously Chairman of the

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

Political activity

Keswick donated £100,000 to the Conservative Party during the

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. He also donated £2,000 to the

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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

1942 births Living people British businesspeople Jardine Matheson Group Cheltenham Town F.C. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

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People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Conservative Party (UK) donors {{UK-business-bio-1940s-stub