Julian Ogilvie Thompson

Julian Ogilvie Thompson (27 January 1934 – 11 August 2023) was a South African businessman who was chairman of De Beers and the Anglo American mining company.

Julian Ogilvie Thompson was born on 27 January 1934 in Cape Town, Union of South Africa.

[1] His father, Newton Ogilvie Thompson, was a judge of Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa.

Ogilvie Thompson became personal assistant to Harry Oppenheimer in 1957, and he joined the Anglo American finance division in 1961.

After leading the 1999 merger of Anglo American and Minorco, Ogilvie Thompson became its chairman and CEO.