Oliver Richard Jessel (24 August 1929 – 21 June 2017) was a New Zealand born British businessman who through Jessel Securities owned the
Demerara Sugar Company,
P&O, the steel companies
Firth Brown and Johnsons, retailers Maple Macowards and the financial services company
France Fenwick
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. In 1968 he acquired
London Indemnity & General Insurance which proved to be his downfall when he was forced to liquidate his fortune to support the firm after heavy redemption of its products by savers.
Oliver Jessel.
''The Times'', 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
Personal life
Jessel's younger brother, Toby
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, was a Member of Parliament. His younger sister, Camilla, was the wife of the Polish-born composer Andrzej Panufnik
Sir Andrzej Panufnik (pronounced: ; 24 September 1914 – 27 October 1991) was a Polish composer and conductor. He became established as one of the leading Polish composers, and as a conductor he was instrumental in the re-establishment of t ...
.
See also
* Jim Slater
References
1929 births
2017 deaths
British Jews
People educated at Rugby School
New Zealand businesspeople
New Zealand emigrants to the United Kingdom
New Zealand Jews
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