Harvey Jacobson

Harvey Jacobson (born 28 June 1956 in the City of Salford) is a businessman and entrepreneur based in the North West of England.

He is the executive chairman of the Jacobson Group,[1] an independent supplier of footwear in the UK, which owns brands including Gola, Lotus, Ravel, Dunlop, Lonsdale, and Frank Wright.

These were followed in subsequent years by brands including Lotus, Ravel, Frank Wright, Manfield, and Trueform.

[2] The group has premises in Rawtenstall, Oldham, Northampton and London, employing 300 staff, and supplying merchandise with a value in excess of £250 million per year.

[citation needed] Between 2002 and 2004 he was chair of the Original Factory Shop Ltd.[citation needed] Jacobson owns a number of properties in the UK, South America and Europe, and is an investor in five property development schemes in the North West of England.[which?]