Mark Constantine

Mark Constantine (born 21 July 1952) is a British entrepreneur and businessman best known as the co-founder and CEO of Lush, described as "one of the world's biggest cosmetics firms."

Personal life Constantine was born on 21 July 1952 in Sutton. He failed his GCEs at Weymouth Grammar School and became homeless at the age of 16, sleeping in a tent in an area of woodland.

In 2018 Constantine's childhood friend Jeff Osment wrote Dear John: The Road to Pelindaba about Constantine's quest to trace his absent father John. It was published by Lush to ensure that Amazon could not distribute it, as there had been conflict between Lush and Amazon. During his freelance career, Constantine sent samples of his work, such as shampoo, to Dame Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop from whom he took some orders. However, due to intellectual property rights conflict with Roddick, Constantine sold the company to her in 1991 for a sum of £17 million.

Political activity Constantine has been a long-term supporter of the Green Party of England and Wales, donating to Siân Berry's campaign to become Mayor of London in 2008, and to the Green Party as a whole in the run-up to the 2017 general election.