Jimi Heselden

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British businessman (1948-2010)

United Kingdom FoundersLived 1948 to 2010 · aged 62

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James William "Jimi" Heselden OBE was an English entrepreneur. A former coal miner, he became wealthy by manufacturing the Hesco bastion barrier system. In 2009, he bought Segway Inc. He died in 2010 from injuries sustained falling from a cliff while riding his own Segway PT.

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Members of the U.S. military assembling Hesco bastions

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted50.6 Jenna Meek50.5

Gopichand Hinduja50.6

Paul Polman50.4 Steve Gibson50.9

Ove Arup50.3

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