Jason Holt (businessman)

Jason Bruno Acker Holt CBE (born 17 November 1969), is a director of R. Holt & Co, London.

Holt was born into a family of jewellers. His father, R. Holt, had founded R. Holt & Co, a Hatton Garden firm, in 1948.[1]

Holt was educated at Highgate School;[2] he trained as a lawyer and worked for Eversheds. In 1998 he joined R. Holt & Co as a partner.

Around 1999 he founded the not-for-profit Holts Gem and Jewellery School (now Holts Academy of Jewellery).[1]

In 2006, he was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion.[3] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to the jewellery sector and apprenticeships.[4][5]

References
  1. Clegg, Alicia (27 September 2006). "A professional in the family". Financial Times. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Jewellery trailblazer rewarded for Government role with CBE". Ham & High. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. "The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion", (21 April 2006). The London Gazette, Supplement No. 1, pS5. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  4. "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N9.
  5. 2015 New Year Honours List Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine


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