Background
OPPENHEIM, Duncan was born on August 6, 1904. Son of Watkin and Helen Oppenheim (nee McKeehnie).
tobacco manufacturer and solicitor
OPPENHEIM, Duncan was born on August 6, 1904. Son of Watkin and Helen Oppenheim (nee McKeehnie).
Repton School.
Assistant Solicitor Messrs. Linklaters & Paines, London 1929. Solicitor to and Director of China Association Company of British-American Tobacco Company Limited.
1934.
Assistant Solicitor, British-American Tobacco Company London 1935, Solicitor 1936-1949, Director 1943-1972, Deputy Chairman 1947-1949, Vice-Chairman 1949-1953, Chairman 1953-1966, President 1966-1972. Chairman Tobacco Securities Trust Limited. 1969-1974; Deputy Chairman Commonwealth Development Finance Company Limited.
1968-1974.
Chairman Royal College of Art Council 1956-1972, Pro-Provost 1967-1972. Chairman Council of Industrial Design 72. Director Lloyds Bank Limited.
1956-1975, Equity, Law Life Assurance Society Limited.
1966-1980, (non-executive) HFC Bank since 1990. Chairman British National Committee of Institute Chamber of Commerce 1963-1974, Overseas Investment Committee, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations 74, Court of Governors, Administration Staff College, Henley 1963-1971.
Chairman Royal Institute of Institute Affairs 1966-1971. Governor Repton School 1959-1979.
Deputy Chairman 1977-1983.
Honorary Doctor and Senior Fellow, Royal College, of Artist Honorary Fellow Chartered Society of Designers. Bicentenary.
Advisory Committee Victoria and Albert Museum, London 1966-1979, Crafts Council 83.
Married 1st Joyce Mitcheson in 1932 (deceased), 2nd Susan Macnaghten in 1936 (deceased).