Biography: The Sheriff's Consort
Ms Fiona Fitzpatrick is the current Sheriff of York; Mr Geoff Cossins is the Sheriff’s Consort for the civic year 2024 to 2025, and has prepared the following summary of his life and career to date.
The Sheriff of York and the Sheriff's Consort, 2024 to 2025
I was born at home on Chaloners Road, York, where I lived until I was 16 years 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 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 who process in-person and online payments for businesses, supporting 126 currencies.
Now retired, I am once again a York resident.
My passion is sport, especially football and rugby league, and in retirement I love travelling to new places.