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, and the financial services company France Fenwick. 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.
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24 August 1929
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Died |
21 June 2017 (aged 87)
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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