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Jon Ashman has a solid work experience in finance and strategy roles with various companies. Jon started their career as an Audit Assistant Manager at KPMG UK in 2003 and worked there until 2007. Jon then joined Sky as a Financial Analyst and later became a Financial Controller. In 2011, they moved to Sky Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, where they served as Director of Finance and later as Strategy Director. In 2014, they joined Sky again, this time as a Senior Group Strategy Manager until 2017. Jon then joined Ministry of Sound as a Finance Director, where they worked until 2018. Since then, they have been working at Frieze, initially as the Chief Financial Officer and currently serving as the Chief Financial and Operations Officer.
Jon Ashman attended Simon Langton Grammar School from 1993 to 2000. Jon then attended the University of Birmingham from 2000 to 2003, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Economics. In 2006, they obtained a Chartered Accountant (ACA) certification from the ICAEW.
Frieze
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Frieze is a media and events company that comprises three publications, frieze, Frieze Masters Magazine and Frieze Week; and four international art fairs, Frieze London, Frieze Masters, Frieze New York and Frieze Los Angeles. Additionally, Frieze organizes a program of special courses and lectures in London and New York through Frieze Academy. Frieze was founded in 1991 by Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp, with the launch of frieze magazine, the leading international magazine of contemporary art and culture. In 2003, Sharp and Slotover launched Frieze London art fair, which takes place each October in The Regent’s Park, London. In 2012, they launched Frieze New York, which occurs each May in Randall’s Island Park, and Frieze Masters, which coincides with Frieze London in October and is dedicated to art from ancient to modern. In February 2019, Frieze launched Frieze Los Angeles at Paramount Pictures Studios, Los Angeles.