Ron Jones (born 1948) is a British businessman and executive chair of Tinopolis, one of the UK's largest television production companies.

Previously a partner in the accounting and consultancy firm Arthur Andersen. He was a founder of Tinopolis in 1990 and has led the company since that time. Jones took the company public in 2005 and this led to a rapid expansion by acquisition, including a hostile takeover of the largest listed production company at that time, The Television Corporation PLC. In 2008 Jones and his management team bought the company back in partnership with Vitruvian Partners, a private equity company.

Ron Jones (businessman)

Jones is a former member of the Sports Council for Wales (now Sport Wales) and the Welsh Language Board. He was treasurer of Glamorgan County Cricket Club for nine years, and is a director and former chairman of Llanelli Scarlets, the leading rugby union club.

Ron Jones (businessman)

References

Guardian newspaper profile

Ron Jones takes Tinopolis private again

Bank of Scotland Entrepreneur Challenge, 2008: Ron Jones

External links

Ron Jones profile at Tinopolis

1948 births

Living people

21st-century Welsh businesspeople

20th-century Welsh businesspeople

Welsh television executives

Tinopolis

Ron Jones (businessman)