In what year did Jacqueline Gold, CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Ann Summers, first start working for the British company doing work experience?

Jacqueline Summers Gold (born 16 July 1960) is a British businesswoman who is Chief Executive of Gold Group International, Ann Summers and Knickerbox.

After school, Jacqueline began working for Royal Doulton, but decided she did not want to go into management, and asked her father to help her gain some extra work experience. Having acquired the four stores of the Ann Summers chain in 1972, her father gave Jacqueline, at the age of nineteen, summer work experience in May 1979. Jacqueline was paid £45 a week, less than the tea lady.

Gold was appointed CEO of Ann Summers in 1987, transforming it into a multi-million pound business, with a sales force today comprising more than 7,500 women party organisers, 136 high street stores throughout the UK, Ireland, and Channel Islands and generating an annual turnover of £117 million in 2008.