Jan Fletcher
Jan Fletcher OBE is an entrepreneur who lives in the United Kingdom.[1] She has successfully built up and run businesses in several sectors, and is currently focused on international property investment and development, natural health products, nutraceuticals and restaurants.
Her portfolio of interests has included haulage, commercial vehicle sales, car dealerships and has built the group to 15 before selling over a period of time. She has also invested in accident repair centres, publishing, radio stations and pharmaceuticals.
In 2013, Fletcher's company Montpellier Estates was ordered to pay £2 million in legal costs after losing a lawsuit against Leeds City Council over contractual dispute for the construction of Leeds Arena.[2]
In 2021, Fletcher's Bee Health, the UK's leading manufacturer of nutritional supplements, was acquired by US-based company INW for an undisclosed amount. [1]
Awards and recognition[edit]
- 1994, Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year
- 1995, Yorkshire Woman of the Year
- 1997, Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for Services to Industry in 1997[2]
- Founding Chairman of Marketing Leeds,[3] in 2004-2008
- 2009, awarded an honorary degree by the University of Bradford[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "New look for Bryan's as famous chippie goes up-market". Yorkshire Evening Post. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Jan Fletcher: Businesswoman fails to pay £2m costs". 15 November 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ (27 April 2008). Jan Fletcher, timesonline.co.uk[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Honorary graduations at the University of Bradford" (Press release). University of Bradford. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.