Luke Johnson (businessman)

Luke Johnson
Johnson in 2011
Born
Luke Oliver Johnson

(1962-02-02) 2 February 1962 (age 62)
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
OccupationEntrepreneur
SpouseLiza Johnson
Children3
Parent(s)Paul Johnson and Marigold Hunt
RelativesDaniel Johnson (brother)
Websitewww.lukejohnson.org

Luke Oliver Johnson (born 2 February 1962) is a British entrepreneur. He is a former chairman of the Pizza Express chain, the Royal Society of Arts and Channel 4.

Johnson calls himself a "projector", in line with the 17th-century term for a man involved in many different businesses.[1] He is currently the Chairman of Gail's bakery and Brighton Pier Group, among other businesses. He is a former owner of The Ivy, Le Caprice and J Sheekey restaurants in London and a former part-owner of Giraffe Restaurants.

  1. ^ Cummings, Laura (15 May 2003). "Pizza Express entrepreneur looks to the future". BBC News. Retrieved 13 November 2008.