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'''Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones''' [[CBE]] [[FRSA]] (born 29 July 1956) is a British business executive.<ref>‘JONES, Karen Elisabeth Dind, (Mrs Hamish Easton)’, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2015</ref>
'''Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones''' [[CBE]] [[FRSA]] (born 29 July 1956) is a British business executive.<ref>‘JONES, Karen Elisabeth Dind, (Mrs Hamish Easton)’, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2015</ref>


Jones was educated at the [[University of East Anglia]] (BA, 1978) and went on to study at [[Wellesley College]], Massachusetts.<ref name="Debrett 2009">{{cite book | title = Debrett's People of Today | year = 2009 | publisher = Debrett's Ltd | isbn = 978-1-870520-51-5 }}</ref> She co-founded, and subsequently floated, The Pelican Group Plc, owner of a number of restaurant chains including [[Café Rouge]]. She also served as [[CEO]] of Spirit Group from 1999 to 2006, which was later purchased by [[Punch Taverns]].<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/the-monday-interview-karen-jones-premium-price-for-the-cafes-that-painted-the-town-rouge-1308343.html</ref> She was appointed Chancellor of the [[University of East Anglia]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Business experts join UEA leadership|url=https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/-/business-experts-join-uea-leadership-in-further-boost-for-enterprising-campus|website=[[University of East Anglia]]|access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref>
Jones was educated at the [[University of East Anglia]] (BA, 1978) and went on to study at [[Wellesley College]], Massachusetts.<ref name="Debrett 2009">{{cite book | title = Debrett's People of Today | year = 2009 | publisher = Debrett's Ltd | isbn = 978-1-870520-51-5 }}</ref> She co-founded, and subsequently floated, The Pelican Group Plc, owner of a number of restaurant chains including [[Café Rouge]]. She also served as [[CEO]] of Spirit Group from 1999 to 2006, which was later purchased by [[Punch Taverns]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/the-monday-interview-karen-jones-premium-price-for-the-cafes-that-painted-the-town-rouge-1308343.html|title = THE MONDAY INTERVIEW: Karen Jones: Premium price for the cafes that|date = 23 October 2011}}</ref> She was appointed Chancellor of the [[University of East Anglia]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Business experts join UEA leadership|url=https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/-/business-experts-join-uea-leadership-in-further-boost-for-enterprising-campus|website=[[University of East Anglia]]|access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:23, 24 August 2021

Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones CBE FRSA (born 29 July 1956) is a British business executive.[1]

Jones was educated at the University of East Anglia (BA, 1978) and went on to study at Wellesley College, Massachusetts.[2] She co-founded, and subsequently floated, The Pelican Group Plc, owner of a number of restaurant chains including Café Rouge. She also served as CEO of Spirit Group from 1999 to 2006, which was later purchased by Punch Taverns.[3] She was appointed Chancellor of the University of East Anglia in 2016.[4]

References

  1. ^ ‘JONES, Karen Elisabeth Dind, (Mrs Hamish Easton)’, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2015
  2. ^ Debrett's People of Today. Debrett's Ltd. 2009. ISBN 978-1-870520-51-5.
  3. ^ "THE MONDAY INTERVIEW: Karen Jones: Premium price for the cafes that". 23 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Business experts join UEA leadership". University of East Anglia. Retrieved 15 July 2016.