Background
Holt was born into a family of jewellers, his father R. Holt had founded R. Holt & Company, a Hatton Garden firm in 1948.
Holt was born into a family of jewellers, his father R. Holt had founded R. Holt & Company, a Hatton Garden firm in 1948.
In 2006, he was awarded for Enterprise Promotion. Holt was educated at Highgate School. He trained as a lawyer and worked for Eversheds.
Around 1999 he founded the not-for-profit Holts Gem and Jewellery School (now Holts Academy of Jewellery).
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to the jewellery sector and apprenticeships.