Last relative of John Lewis founder to depart with £1.5m payoff
Patrick Lewis will leave the John Lewis Partnership in June John Lewis has handed a £1.5m payoff to the great-grandson of its founder ahead of his departure from the retailer in June. Finance director Patrick Lewis, the last remaining family member who worked at the department store chain, has pocketed the sum after stepping back from his role last year. The move comes after the John Lewis Partnership scrapped staff bonuses for the first time since 1953 last year and sunk to a £517m loss last month. Mr Lewis has been with the organisation for more than a quarter of a century. He was ...