Jacob Max Bezzant is a former political candidate for the New Zealand National Party and a former CEO of Parking Sense.
11 Facts About Jake Bezzant
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Jake Bezzant was appointed USA and Europe CEO of Parking Sense at age 26 and global CEO at age 28.
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Jake Bezzant stood for election to New Zealand's parliament in the Upper Harbour electorate, which was a National Party stronghold prior to the 2020 election, but lost to Labour's Vanushi Walters.
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Jake Bezzant resigned from the National Party and from his roles as chair and director of the startup company Invisible Urban Charging in mid-2021 over allegations that he used images of his former partner on the internet to impersonate her.
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Jake Bezzant attended Cambridge High School and the University of Waikato.
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Parking Sense did confirm Jake Bezzant was removed as CEO due to the disagreements.
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In November 2019 Jake Bezzant sought to be the National Party candidate in the Botany electorate after incumbent National MP Jami-Lee Ross became an independent MP, but National instead gave the candidacy to former Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon.
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At the 2020 general election, like many National MPs and candidates, Jake Bezzant lost his electorate.
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Jake Bezzant resigned from the National Party; this was announced on 2 June 2021.
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Jake Bezzant labelled Bezzant a "fantasist" and "possible sociopath" and suggested that the National Party needs to overhaul their candidate selection process.
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Jake Bezzant has played cricket for the Hamilton Old Boys Cricket Club, Hamilton, Ilkley, MCC, and Yorkshire Gentleman.