Gavin Relly
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Gavin Relly was a South Africa
n businessman and former chairman of Anglo American
.
Relly was educated at Diocesan College
and Trinity College
, Oxford
before serving in Italy during the Second World War. He became the private secretary of Harry Oppenheimer
in 1949.
He became chairman of Anglo American
in 1982. He led a group of South African businessmen who met with the banned African National Congress
in Zambia in 1985. He was succeeded by Julian Ogilvie Thompson
in 1990.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n businessman and former chairman of Anglo American
Anglo American (mining)
Anglo American plc is a global mining company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is a major producer of diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore and metallurgical and thermal coal and the world's largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of world output...
.
Relly was educated at Diocesan College
Diocesan College
The Diocesan College, or Bishops as it is more commonly known, is an independent, all-boys school situated in the suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town, South Africa...
and Trinity College
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
, Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
before serving in Italy during the Second World War. He became the private secretary of Harry Oppenheimer
Harry Oppenheimer
Harry Frederick Oppenheimer was a prominent South African businessman and one of the world's richest men...
in 1949.
He became chairman of Anglo American
Anglo American (mining)
Anglo American plc is a global mining company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is a major producer of diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore and metallurgical and thermal coal and the world's largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of world output...
in 1982. He led a group of South African businessmen who met with the banned African National Congress
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
in Zambia in 1985. He was succeeded by Julian Ogilvie Thompson
Julian Ogilvie Thompson
Julian Ogilvie Thompson is a South African businessman and former chairman of De Beers and Anglo American mining....
in 1990.