Jason Gissing
British businessman
Jason Gissing (born 1970) is a British businessman who is a co-founder of Ocado.
Early life
Gissing was born in the UK to a Japanese mother and English father and was educated at Oundle School in Northamptonshire and Worcester College, Oxford University. Whilst at Oxford University, Gissing was a member of the Bullingdon Club, an exclusive and controversial drinking society.
Career
After graduating from university, Gissing worked as a bond trader at Goldman Sachs. In January 2000, he started Ocado with two former colleagues from Goldman Sachs, Tim Steiner and Jonathan Faiman. He became chief financial officer of the company. The company moved from a start-up to a household name during his 15 years there.
In January 2014, Gissing announced that he would retire in May. On his departure, Ocado had sales of £1 billion and had made its first ever profit. In May 2018, Ocado joined the FTSE 100 valued at almost £6 billion.
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