Karen Jones

Karen was appointed to the Board on 1 January 2020 and as Senior Independent Board Member on 9 June 2020.

Karen Jones is a successful entrepreneur and non-executive, with wide-ranging experience in the food, retail and leisure markets. In addition to her current roles listed below, Karen has built a number of businesses, including co-founding Café Rouge and The Pelican Group.

Karen has held non-executive roles at ASOS plc, Virgin Active and Booker Group plc. Between 2008 and 2017, she was a non-executive director for the global retail, real estate and investment company, COFRA Group, whose subsidiaries include the major international retailer, C&A, and where she remains an advisor on the family side.