Nick Robertson, OBE

CEO, ASOS

Nick Robertson is the founder and chief executive of ASOS, the global online beauty and fashion retailer which advertises 50,000 branded and own-label product lines. Founded in 2000, this serious fashion player has over 13.6 million unique visitors a month. The company is considered to be one of the most successful retailers of recent times and it has successfully expanded internationally. In October 2013, Robertson awarded his staff a £2.8 million bonus, which he covered personally, after the brand boasted strong full-year results. The site is now valued at £1.3 billion. Despite a tough year, attributable both to a disastrous warehouse fire in June 2014 and to the effect of a strong pound on exports, the online retailer remains a huge force in British retail. The recovery in the ASOS share price later in 2014 was a sign that in the long term, the company’s influence is likely to grow.

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