Oliver Jessel

{{Short description|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.[https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/oliver-jessel-obituary-3tk8tr00j Oliver Jessel.] The Times, 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017. {{subscription required}}