Peter Jackson (British businessman)

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Peter Jackson
Born
Jeremy Peter Jackson

(1975-10-14) 14 October 1975 (age 48)
Leeds, Yorkshire, England [1]
Education Pembroke College, Cambridge University
TitleCEO, Flutter Entertainment
TermJanuary 2018-
Predecessor Breon Corcoran
Children3

Jeremy Peter Jackson (born 14 October 1975) is a British businessman, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Flutter Entertainment since January 2018.

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Early life

Jeremy Peter Jackson was born on 14 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 replaced José María Fuster who, after more than 30 years service with the Santander Group, agreed to 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]

Personal life

Jackson is married with three children. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Meddings, Sabah (4 August 2019). "Interview with Paddy Power's Peter Jackson: bookie's flutter on doing the right thing". The Sunday Times . Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. "J. Peter Jackson: Executive Profile". Bloomberg . 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. "Peter Jackson". Pembroke College, Cambridge . Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. "J. Peter Jackson, new head of the corporate Innovation area". Banco Santander . 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  7. "Peter Jackson Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Worldpay UK". Worldpay . Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  8. Jon Yeomans; Bradley Gerrard (7 August 2017). "Paddy Power Betfair takes a punt on Worldpay boss as new CEO". The Daily Telegraph .
  9. FinExtra; Bureau (19 February 2018). "Former Worldpay UK CEO". FinExtra .{{cite news}}: |author2= has generic name (help)