Oppenheimer, 65, has worked with Anglo for 40 years, originally as an employee and for 37 years as a director Nicky Oppenheimer plans to step down from the board of Anglo America, the company founded by his grandfather Sir Ernest Oppenheimer more than 90 years ago.As chairman of De Beers, the world's largest rough diamond producer, he will continue links with Anglo, one of the world's largest mining companies, as the Oppenheimer family holds a 40% interest in De Beers. Anglo has a 45% stake in the diamond producer. "Anglo American has been in the psyche of every member of my family since the company was founded nearly a century ago," Oppenheimer said in a statement today.Oppenheimer, 65, has worked with Anglo for 40 years, originally as an employee and for 37 years as a director. He will step down from the board as an executive director after Anglo's annual general meeting on April 21. During the last five years, the Oppenheimer family has sold shares in Anglo and its interest in ...

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