Karen Jones

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Karen Jones
Born
Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones

(1956-07-29) 29 July 1956 (age 68)
York, England
EducationMill Mount County Grammar School for Girls
Alma mater
OccupationBusiness executive
Known forCo-founder of Pelican Group Plc, owner of restaurant chains including Café Rouge, CEO of Spirit Group

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

Life and career

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, and stepped down in 2024. [4] [5]

Already Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to business and the hospitality industry. [6]

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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". Independent.co.uk . 23 October 2011.
  4. "Business experts join UEA leadership". University of East Anglia . Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. "Dame Jenny Abramsky is new University of East Anglia chancellor". BBC News. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  6. "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B9.