Donald Gordon (South African businessman)

Donald Gordon (South African businessman)

Sir Donald Gordon (born 24 June 1930) is a South African businessman and philanthropist.

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Career

Educated at King Edward VII School in Johannesburg[1] before doing his articles to be a Chartered Accountant at the firm Kessel Feinstein (Now Grant Thornton).[1]

He founded the Liberty Life Association of Africa in 1957[2] out of which he formed Transatlantic Insurance Holdings plc, now Liberty International, in 1980.[2]

In June 2005, he was awarded a knighthood in recognition of his services to arts and business.[2]

Other interests

The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in Johannesburg, South Africa was established in January 2000 following a substantial contribution by Donald Gordon and a major investment by the University of Pretoria.[3][4]

In 2004, Donald Gordon gave the Royal Opera House and Wales Millennium Centre a collective donation of £20 million payable over five years.[5] This is believed to be one of the largest single private donation ever made to the arts in the UK.[5] Sir Donald has had the Grand Tier at the Royal Opera House[6] as well as the main auditorium of the Wales Millennium Centre named after him.[7] He currently resides in London.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Financial Inspiration
  2. ^ a b c d Donald Gordon: CV
  3. ^ http://www.gibs.co.za Gordon Institute of Business Science Retrieved 15 September 2009
  4. ^ http://www.donaldgordon.org/projects/gibs.htm The Gordon Institute of Business Science
  5. ^ a b £20m boost for arts centres BBC News, 16 November 2003
  6. ^ Statement by Tony Hall, Chief Executive Royal Opera House, 6 April 2004
  7. ^ The Donald Gordon Theatre

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