Biography: The Sheriff of York
Geoff Cossins is the Sheriff of York for the civic year 2026 to 2027, and has prepared the following summary of his life and career to date.
I was born at home on Chaloners Road, York, where I lived until I was 16 year’s old before moving to Pulleyn Drive.
I attended Hob Moor Primary School and Nunthorpe Grammar School before going to university in Liverpool. As a student I worked as a Saturday boy at York Co-op in the renowned Christmas Grotto, Rowntree Mackintosh in the Polo department and Redfearn National Glass, followed by a 2 year spell at Holgate Road Carriage Works.
In 1984 I moved to London to work in IT for Hoskyns Group, joining NatWest Bank Securities in 1986, and finally WorldPay in 2011, a global payment processing company which processes in-person and online payments for businesses, supporting 135 currencies in more than 175 countries.
Now retired, I am once again a York resident. 2 years ago I supported Sheriff Fiona Fitzpatrick as her consort, so I have a good grasp of what the following year holds.
My passion is sport, especially football, cricket and rugby league, and in retirement I love travelling to new places and meeting new people.
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