anglo american plc ernest oppenheimer
Harry Frederick Oppenheimer, 1908-2000. Harry Oppenheimer was born in Kimberley, the diamond city of South Africa, on 28 October 1908. After completing his primary schooling in Johannesburg, he attended Charterhouse school in England, before going on to study at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1931 in philosophy, politics and economics. In 1958, he established the Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust to handle the social responsibility projects supported by the Oppenheimer family. At Anglo American, The Chairman's Fund, established in 1973, initiates and finances projects which contribute to community development on a large scale, particularly in the arena of education. Anglo American PLC is a multinational mining company and the biggest producer of platinum in the world. The company is responsible for around 40% of the global platinum output and is also a major producer of diamonds, nickel, copper, iron ore, and thermal and metallurgical coal. Anglo American PLC was originally a gold mining company. The £1 million that funded the launch of the company was raised by sources in the United Kingdom and the United States. In 1926, Anglo American PLC became a majority shareholder in De Beers Company, the leading diamond company in the world. Anglo American PLC was founded in 1917 by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer in collaboration with J.P. Morgan & Co. After Sir Ernest passed away in 1957, he was succeeded by his son, Harry Oppenheimer. Harry also took the role of Chairman of De Beers Company and retired in 1982, after which Gavin Relly took his place. Company Information. 1  Head office: London. 2  20 Carlton House Terrace. 3  London. 4  SW1Y 5AN. 5  Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7968 8888. 6  Web: www.angloamerican.com. He returned to Johannesburg to join Anglo American Corporation, the business that his father, Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, had founded in 1917 and which had developed into a successful mining house. Sir Ernest had also become Chairman of De Beers in 1929 after steadily building up his interests in the diamond world. It was a testing apprenticeship. Harry Oppenheimer was the chairman of Anglo American Corporation for a quarter of a century and chairman of De Beers Consolidated Mines for 27 years until he retired from those positions in 1982 and 1984 respectively. Anglo American Plc. Anglo American Plc. (AGL, ISIN GB0004901517) is an international mining business which manages a large production of commidities such as diamonds, copper, nickel and iron ore as well as coal. It is also mines more platinum than any other company and controls around 40% of the global platinum market. It started as the Anglo American Corporation (AAC) in 1917. It was founded by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer and JP Morgan. In 1928 the ACC started copper mining in Zambia. Major Corporate Actions and Investments. 1926 – Became a major stakeholder in De Beers diamond mines; 1945 – Takeover of Coal Estates to start its coal mining operations In May, De Beers signs a 10-year sales agreement with the Government of the Republic of Namibia for the sorting, valuing and sales of Namdeb Holdings' diamonds.
Anglo American PLC was founded in 1917 by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer in collaboration with J.P. Morgan & Co.