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Donald Gordon

South African businessman

Sir Donald Gordon (24 June 1930 – 21 November 2019) was a South African-British businessman and philanthropist. He founded Liberty Life Association of Africa in 1957 and Liberty International.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Donald Gordon (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 24, 1930, died Nov 21, 2019.1

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedKing Edward VII School3

Career

Occupation: businessperson.6

Educated at King Edward VII School in Johannesburg, and then enrolled at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg where he obtained a BCom degree in Accounting. Thereafter, he completed his articles to be a Chartered Accountant at the firm Kessel Feinstein (now Grant Thornton).

He founded the Liberty Life Association of Africa in 1957 out of which he formed Transatlantic Insurance Holdings, now Liberty International, in 1980.

He was behind the development of Sandton City, one of the most successful shopping centres in the world.

Gordon was a director of the Guardian Royal Exchange Group for 24 years and chaired their South African subsidiary, Guardian National Insurance Company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Donald Gordon (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • BornJun 24, 1930, Johannesburg7
  • CitizenshipSouth Africa8

Awards

  • Date not recordedKnight Bachelor9

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