Oliver Jessel
New Zealand-born British businessman
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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. 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.[1]
Personal life
Jessel's younger brother, Toby, was a Member of Parliament. His younger sister, Camilla, was the wife of the Polish-born composer Andrzej Panufnik.
