Jason Holt (businessman) explained

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).

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Clegg. Alicia. 27 September 2006. A professional in the family. registration. 19 November 2021. Financial Times.
2. News: Jewellery trailblazer rewarded for Government role with CBE. 14 July 2015. Ham & High. 7 January 2015.
3. "The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion", (21 April 2006). The London Gazette, Supplement No. 1, pS5. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
4. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/391413/New_Year_Honours_List_2015.pdf 2015 New Year Honours List