Gerry Ford (businessman)

Gerry Ford (born 4 November 1957) is a London-based American businessman and the chief executive of Caffè Nero, the UK's third-largest coffee chain.

[4] He came to work in the UK for Apax Partners, a private equity company, where he stayed for three years.

[5] Caffè Nero had been established as an Italian coffee concept in South Kensington in 1990 by Ian Semp; the company with five central London branches was sold to Paladin in 1997.

Paladin Partners established Caffè Nero in 1997 in South Kensington, with five branches.

[citation needed] In March 2001 the company joined the London Stock Exchange.