Jana Khayat

Jana Ruth Khayat (née Weston; born August 1961)[1] is a British heiress and businesswoman who is a member of the Weston family. She serves on the board of the Fortnum & Mason department store in London.[2]

Jana Khayat
Born
Jana Ruth Weston

August 1961 (age 62)
EducationUniversity of Oxford
OccupationBusinesswoman
SpouseAntoine Khayat
Children3
Parent(s)Garry Weston
Mary Kippenberger
RelativesGeorge Weston (paternal great-grandfather)
W. Garfield Weston (paternal grandfather)
Howard Kippenberger (maternal grandfather)
Sir Guy Weston (brother)
Kate Hobhouse (sister)
George G. Weston (brother)

Early life

She was born Jana Ruth Weston in August 1961,[3] the second of six children of Garry Weston, who was the chairman of Associated British Foods. She graduated from the University of Oxford with a history degree.

Career

Khayat began her career by joining the management team of Fortnum & Mason, which is owned by her family. Since the death of her father, her brothers George and Guy have run Associated British Foods and Wittington Investments (the parent company of Fortnums's and ABF) respectively, while Khayat ran Fortnum's with help from her younger sister, Kate Hobhouse, as a non-executive director. Khayat served as chairman until July 2008.[4]

She is also on the Garfield Weston Foundation's board of trustees.[5]

Personal life

She and her husband, Antoine Khayat, have three children – George, Hamish and Helena.[6] She is a keen equestrian and horse breeder.[7]

References
  1. "Jana Ruth KHAYAT". Companies House. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. "Fortnum & Mason Plc: CEO and Executives". Investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. "FORTNUM & MASON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY - Officers (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. Amy Shields (13 June 2008). "Fortnum & Mason chairman to step down | News". Retail Week. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  5. "Our Trustees". Garfieldweston.org. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  6. Caroline Boucher, "The Khayat who got the cream", The Observer, 2001-09-09. Retrieved 2009-05-17
  7. "Owners - John Crippen Showjumping". Johncrippen.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2015.


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