Patrick C. Jones

Patrick Jones is chairman of the board of PrimeSouth Bank, president of The Jones Company and president of Walker Jones Automotive Group. He spent over three decades of his career with Flash Foods, which under the leadership of Jones and his brother, Jimmy, became one of the largest convenience chains in the southeast. Flash Foods was on the cutting edge of technology, having been one of the first convenience chains with item-level inventory, a loyalty program and a proprietary retail pricing platform before being acquired in 2016 by CST Brands and, subsequently, Circle K.

Jones graduated from the University of Georgia in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in Risk Management. He currently serves on the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Southern Georgia Citizen’s Review Panel, which was created through the state’s Transportation Investment Act. He previously served on the Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machine (COAM) Operator Advisory Board, which helps the Georgia Lottery Corporation provide regulatory oversight to COAM businesses across Georgia.