Ben Jones is a key member of the Board & CEO Advisory Partners group, and is based in London. He specializes in Chairman, CEO and CFO appointments, with a particular focus on CFO roles for public and private companies across a range of industries. With more than 20 years of experience working closely with boards and financial sector clients, Ben also has specific expertise in building Audit Committees.

Previous Experience

Ben was a Partner and led the Audit Chair and CFO practices at The Zygos Partnership, which became part of Russell Reynolds Associates in 2017. Previously, he was the Senior Client Partner and Head of the Financial Officers Practice for EMEA at a leading international executive search firm, which had acquired a boutique firm where he was Partner. Ben also worked with Russell Reynolds Associates earlier in his career, during which time he focused on executive searches in the Financial Services Sector and the Financial Officers Practice. He began his career as a Researcher for specialist financial services boutique Baines Gwinner, before moving to a US startup bank, Wit Soundview, as Head of European Talent, during their European expansion.

Education

Ben holds BSc (Hons) in planning from Oxford Brookes University in the UK.