Quentin Griffiths, the co-founder of online fashion retailer Asos, has died after falling from an apartment building in the Thai seaside resort city of Pattaya. Police told Reuters that the 58-year-old fell from the 17th floor of an 18-storey condominium on 9 February.
Initial investigations suggest suicide, according to police, who reported no indications of foul play. CCTV showed no sign of anyone entering his apartment, where he lived alone. An autopsy has been ordered.
A Thai friend of Griffiths told police he had been worried about lawsuits from his former wife, a Thai national. Documents related to those lawsuits were found in his apartment.
Griffiths co-founded Asos in London in 2000 with Nick Robertson. The business, originally named As Seen on Screen, became one of the world’s largest online fashion retailers. Griffiths left the company in 2005 but remained a large shareholder for nearly another decade. He later co-founded other ventures including Achica, EBTM, and Adili.
The UK Foreign Office said it was supporting the family of a British national who has died in Thailand and was in touch with local authorities. Asos expressed sadness and gratitude for Griffiths’ contribution.
