Peter Jackson (British businessman)
Peter Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jeremy Peter Jackson October 1975 (age 48) |
| Education | Pembroke College, Cambridge University |
| Title | CEO, Flutter Entertainment |
| Term | January 2018- |
| Predecessor | Breon Corcoran |
Jeremy Peter Jackson (born October 1975) is a British businessman, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Flutter Entertainment since January 2018.
Early life
Jeremy Peter Jackson was born in October 1975[2] in Yorkshire, England.[1] He has a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering from Pembroke College, Cambridge University.[3][4]
Career
Jackson has worked at Lloyds Bank, Halifax Bank of Scotland and McKinsey & Company, and was CEO of Travelex from 2010 to 2015.[5]
On 26 January 2016, Banco Santander appointed Jackson as their new head of the Group´s Innovation area, he replaces José María Fuster who, after more than 30 years service with the Santander Group, will continue as an external advisor.[6]
On 1 March 2017, Jackson joined Worldpay UK as CEO of its UK operations, replacing Dave Hobday who left Worldpay in December to head up the RAC.[5][7]
In August 2017, it was announced that Jackson would succeed Breon Corcoran as CEO of Paddy Power Betfair in January 2018.[8]
In July 2017, it was announced that Jackson would become the Chairman for Aire Labs, a technology startup in London.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Results for Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records". Findmypast. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Jeremy Peter Jackson". Companies House. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "J. Peter Jackson: Executive Profile". Bloomberg. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Peter Jackson". Pembroke College, Cambridge. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b Rebecca Smith (2 February 2017). "Worldpay appoints Santander's head of innovation Peter Jackson as new UK chief executive". City A.M. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "J. Peter Jackson, new head of the corporate Innovation area". Banco Santander. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Peter Jackson Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Worldpay UK". Worldpay. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Jon Yeomans; Bradley Gerrard (7 August 2017). "Paddy Power Betfair takes a punt on Worldpay boss as new CEO". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ FinExtra; Bureau (19 February 2018). "Former Worldpay UK CEO". FinExtra.
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