Nick Robertson (businessman)
Nicholas John Robertson (born November 1967)[1] is a British businessman, the co-founder of ASOS.com, an online fashion and beauty retailer, and its CEO from 2000 to 2015.
Nick Robertson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicholas John Robertson November 1967 (age 55) |
| Education | Canford School |
| Occupation | Co-founder of ASOS.com |
| Years active | 2000– |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Nigel Robertson (brother) |
Robertson, along with his brother Nigel Robertson the founder of FreePages, was educated at Canford School, Dorset.
In 2016, as part of the divorce settlement with his ex-wife Janice, Robertson was ordered by a high court judge to pay her £70 million, about a third of his £220m net worth.[2]
In May 2020, football club AFC Wimbledon[3] announced that he would become a minority shareholder.
In 2020, he became a major shareholder in Kidly.co.uk (a kids clothing and toys website) and TackleTarts.uk (an angling marketplace).
References
- "ASOS PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Asos co-founder to sell 1.3m shares to fund divorce settlement | Business | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Stadium Announcement". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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