Jo Malone

CBE
Born
Joanne Lesley Malone

(1963-11-05) 5 November 1963 (age 60)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Perfumer, entrepreneur
Known forFounder of companies Jo Malone London and Jo Loves
SpouseGary Willcox
Children1
Jo Malone shop in Norwich

Joanne Lesley Malone CBE (born 5 November 1963) is a British perfumer and founder of the companies Jo Malone London and Jo Loves. Malone founded Jo Malone London in 1990 and later sold the company in 1999 to its current parent company Estee Lauder Companies. In 2011, Malone founded Jo Loves.

Biography

Malone was born on 5 November 1963,[1][2] and grew up in a council house in Bexleyheath, South East London. She had severe dyslexia, and left school aged 13 to care for her mother, who had a stroke.[3]

In 1999, Malone sold Jo Malone London to Estée Lauder Companies for "undisclosed millions".[3] In 2011, she started a new fragrance company, Jo Loves.[4]

In 2008, Malone received an MBE,[5] then in 2018 a CBE.[6] In 2015, she was a castaway on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.[7]

Malone is married to former surveyor Gary Willcox, and they have a son together.[8]

In 2003, Malone was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, and after a year of treatment her cancer was in remission.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jo Loves Limited". Companies House. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. ^ Hipwell, Deirdre (30 April 2016). "For Jo Malone, her new business was always destined to be a labour of love". The Times. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Gordon, Bryony (2 March 2011). "Jo Malone and her heaven sent talent". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Jo Malone On How Reclaiming Her Sense Of Smell Was Key To Rebuilding Her Life After Breast Cancer". Huffington Post. 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Jo Malone MBE". Womenspeakers. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  6. ^ Chloe Street (8 June 2018). "Jo Malone Awarded a CBE". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Jo Malone". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  8. ^ Lucy Tobin (3 September 2013). "Jo Malone: I want people to look at me and say, 'If she can do that, what can I do?'". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Jo Malone On How Reclaiming Her Sense Of Smell Was Key To Rebuilding Her Life After Breast Cancer". Huffington Post. 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

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