Liberty Life founder Donald Gordon has died.
Educated at the famous King Edward School in Johannesburg, Gordon went on to qualify as a chartered accountant before founding the Liberty Life Association of Africa in 1957, and later the company that would become Liberty International in 1980.
Gordon won many accolades during his career, starting with being named Businessman of the Year by Sunday Times in 1968.The University of Pretoria’s executive business arm, the Gordon Institute of Business Science , was founded in 2000 following funding provided by Gordon. Gordon was just as recognised for his philanthropy, which extended from the arts — he was a devoted fan of opera and made a significant donation to the Royal Opera House in 2004 — to contributions to establish the Wits University Donald Gordon Medical Centre in 2002.
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