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| Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold dies aged 62 | Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold dies aged 62 |
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| Jacqueline Gold, the boss of the lingerie and sex toys chain Ann Summers, has died aged 62. | Jacqueline Gold, the boss of the lingerie and sex toys chain Ann Summers, has died aged 62. |
| The businesswoman died on Thursday evening after seven years of treatment for breast cancer. | The businesswoman died on Thursday evening after seven years of treatment for breast cancer. |
| Ms Gold is credited with transforming the firm from four backstreet shops into a multi-million pound business with outlets across the UK. | |
| She was made a CBE in 2016 for services to entrepreneurship, women in business and social enterprise. | She was made a CBE in 2016 for services to entrepreneurship, women in business and social enterprise. |
| A statement from Ms Gold's family said: "It is with unspeakable sadness that Ann Summers confirm our amazing executive chair Jacqueline Gold CBE passed away yesterday evening with her husband Dan, daughter Scarlett, sister Vanessa, and brother-in-law Nick, by her side. | |
| "She was... an activist for women in business, and championed female entrepreneurs with the ambition to better the working environment for women." | |
| Her death comes just two months after her father, David Gold, who was joint-chairman of West Ham United, died at the age of 86. | |
| Ann Summers chief executive and Jacqueline's sister, Vanessa, said: "Jacqueline courageously battled stage 4 breast cancer for seven years and was an absolute warrior throughout her cancer journey. | |
| "In life she was a trailblazer, a visionary, and the most incredible woman, all of which makes this news that much harder to bear." | |
| Ms Gold is credited for transforming the Ann Summers brand by trying to make the brand more female friendly. | |
| She set up a new Tupperware-style party service solely for women, which proved an immediate hit. | |
| The increase in revenues this generated then led to expansion of the company's High Street stores. It currently has 88 stores in the UK and Ireland. |