John Anthony Swire

Sir John Anthony Swire CBE KStJ (28 February 1927 – 28 November 2016[1]) was a British businessman.

[2] Sir John Anthony Swire was educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford.

[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] Swire 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.

He served on the Advisory Council of the Stanford Graduate School of Business from 1981 to 1990.