Jana Ruth Khayat (born August 1961) is a British heiress and businesswoman. She serves on the board of the

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Fortnum & Mason Fortnum & Mason (colloquially often shortened to just Fortnum's) is an upmarket department store in Piccadilly, London, with additional stores at The Royal Exchange, St Pancras railway station, Heathrow Airport in London and K11 Musea In Hong ...

Early life and education

She was born Jana Ruth Weston in August 1961, the second child of

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, billionaire chairman of

Associated British Foods Associated British Foods plc (ABF) is a British multinational food processing and retailing company headquartered in London, England. Its ingredients division is the world's second-largest producer of both sugar and baker's yeast and a major pr ...

, Jana graduated from

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with a history degree.

Career

She started her career by joining the management team of Fortnum & Mason. Since the death of their

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, Jana's brothers

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and Guy have run

and Wittington Investments Ltd. (the parent company of Fortnums's and ABF) respectively while Khayat control of Fortnum's aided by her younger sister, Kate Hobhouse, as a non-executive director. Khayat served as chairman until July 2008. She is also on the Garfield Weston Foundation board of trustees.

Personal life

She and her husband, Antoine Khayat, have three children: George, Hamish and Helena. She is a keen equestrian and horse breeder.

References

1961 births Living people Weston family Alumni of the University of Oxford Fortnum & Mason {{UK-business-bio-1960s-stub