Jason Gissing
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Jason Gissing was born in the UK in 1970. He was educated at Oundle School
in Northamptonshire
and Worcester College, Oxford University. He has an English father and Japanese mother
He is one of the founders of Ocado
, the UK based e-grocer. He started the business with two friends and former colleagues from Goldman Sachs
(Tim Steiner and Jonathan Faiman) in January 2000 Prior to Ocado, Jason spent eight years as a banker at Goldman Sachs
. Ocado is the largest dedicated internet grocery retailer in the world and has won numerous customer service awards in the UK. It has been operationally profitable since November 2007 but has not made a post-tax profit. It listed on the London stock market in July 2010, valuing the company at £940 million.
Jason graduated from Worcester College, Oxford
with a law degree in 1992. He played tennis for Oxford and was a member of the Bullingdon Club
,. He still plays tennis at Queens Club and CHLTC in London. He is a keen skier and footballer, and is married to former professional skier Katinka, daughter of the late Arne Naess
. They have 4 children.
Oundle School
Oundle School is a co-educational British public school located in the ancient market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire. The school has been maintained by the Worshipful Company of Grocers of the City of London since its foundation in 1556. Oundle has eight boys' houses, five girls' houses, a day...
in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
and Worcester College, Oxford University. He has an English father and Japanese mother
He is one of the founders of Ocado
Ocado
Ocado is a British Internet retailer specialising in groceries, headquartered in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The limited company was founded in January 2002 by Jonathan Faiman, Jason Gissing and Tim Steiner, former Goldman Sachs merchant bankers....
, the UK based e-grocer. He started the business with two friends and former colleagues from Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
(Tim Steiner and Jonathan Faiman) in January 2000 Prior to Ocado, Jason spent eight years as a banker at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
. Ocado is the largest dedicated internet grocery retailer in the world and has won numerous customer service awards in the UK. It has been operationally profitable since November 2007 but has not made a post-tax profit. It listed on the London stock market in July 2010, valuing the company at £940 million.
Jason graduated from Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century...
with a law degree in 1992. He played tennis for Oxford and was a member of the Bullingdon Club
Bullingdon Club
The Bullingdon Club is a socially exclusive student dining club at Oxford University. The club has no permanent rooms and is notorious for its members' wealth and destructive binges. Membership is by invitation only, and prohibitively expensive for most, given the need to pay for the uniform,...
,. He still plays tennis at Queens Club and CHLTC in London. He is a keen skier and footballer, and is married to former professional skier Katinka, daughter of the late Arne Naess
Arne Naess
Arne Naess may refer to:*Arne Næss , philosopher, mountaineer, and founder of deep ecology*Arne Næss, Jr. , nephew of the above, businessman, mountaineer, former husband of Diana Ross...
. They have 4 children.
External links
- "Jason Gissing of Ocado: it’s all in the delivery", "The Times", January 19, 2008.
- "Jason Gissing of Ocado: from The Times by Celia Dodd"
- "Portrait of a 'classless' Tory", "The Daily Mail', April 7, 2007
- "Ocado finally delivers the goods", 'The Sunday Times', November 25, 2007
- "Monday manifesto: Jason Gissing believes Ocado will be boosted by lifestyle trends", 'The Times', April 7, 2008
- " Retail Week: Ocado ups ante as online food battle hots", "Retail Week", April 17, 2009.
- "Decca Aitkenhead meets Ocado co-founder Jason Gissing", "The Guardian", May 4, 2009
- founder I was about to get on a plane to Japan', "The Evening Standard", March 18, 2011
- "Lucy Kellaway meets The Man with the Ocado Van", "The FT Magazine", June 10, 2011