Nicholas John Robertson (born November 1967)
is a British businessman, the co-founder of
ASOS.com
ASOS plc ( ) is a British online fashion and Cosmetics, cosmetic retailer. The company was founded in 2000 in London, primarily aimed at young adults. The website sells over 850 brands as well as its own range of clothing and accessories, and s ...
, an online fashion and beauty retailer, and its CEO from 2000 to 2015.
Robertson, along with his brother
Nigel Robertson
Nigel Patrick Robertson (born August 13, 1962) is a British entrepreneur and businessman, best known as the founder of FreePages plc (later renamed Scoot.com). Nigel was included in the 2005 Sunday Times Rich List and Monaco's Rich List in 2007. ...
the founder of FreePages, was educated at
Canford School
Canford School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18). Situated in 300 acres of parkland near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, south west England, it is one of the largest sch ...
, 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.
In May 2020, football club
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is an English professional Association football, football club, based in London Borough of Merton, Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 EFL Leagu ...
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
1967 births
Living people
People educated at Canford School
British retail company founders
English company founders
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