Boss of ‘green’ company Octopus Energy reveals his extraordinary 20,000-mile school run just so he can pick up his two sons

• Greg Jackson, 52, reveals he will travel across continents to see his two sons

It’s the 20,000-mile school run no parent would envy.

Greg Jackson, founder and CEO of ‘green’ company Octopus Energy, today reveals his extraordinary journeys to ensure he can pick up his two sons from school.

Jackson, 52, who is no longer with the mother of Lucas, 15, and Zach, six, tells Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs he will travel across continents so he can spend a Wednesday night with his sons. 

He has the boys twice a week and on alternative weekends and says: ‘Travel means it’s much harder now than it actually was even just working hard before. 

‘Because of the importance of particularly the Wednesday night with the boys I have done things like flying to Japan on a Sunday night.

‘I get to Tokyo Monday morning meetings there, meetings in Yokohama Monday afternoon, dinner in Tokyo Monday evening. 

Greg Jackson today reveals his extraordinary journeys to ensure he can pick up his two sons from school

The 52-year-old is the founder and CEO of ‘green’ company Octopus Energy

‘Then plane overnight to Sydney, meetings in Sydney on Tuesday morning, then to Melbourne, meetings in Melbourne on Tuesday evening than back on a plane to get to the UK in time for school pick-up on a Wednesday. That sort of thing is quite hard.’

The initial flight from Britain to Tokyo is around 5,900 miles while the subsequent flight from Tokyo to Sydney is just over 4,000 miles.

Jackson then has to make the more than 10,000-mile journey from Melbourne to London.

It is unclear if he has more flights while travelling in Japan and Australia. Though his trips to the school are beyond the dreams of most people, the meal awaiting the children at his home is a humbler affair.

He reveals he will try to show his love for the boys through cooking, though he is not a great chef.

He recently served up a ‘quality meal’ of spaghetti and fish fingers.

Octopus has 3.5 million customers globally, operates in 14 countries and has a £4.4billion portfolio of renewable energy assets.

Desert Island Discs is on Radio 4 today at 11.15am and available via BBC Sounds.

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