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.
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Born | Nicholas John Robertson November 1967 (age 56–57) |
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 Janine, 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).[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "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.