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=== EMAP, Hachette Filipacchi, and Hearst ===
=== EMAP, Hachette Filipacchi, and Hearst ===


Between 2000 and 2005 Jones worked in the marketing department of [[EMAP]], one UK’s largest publishing houses. At EMAP she oversaw the marketing for the launch of [[Grazia]], the UK’s first weekly glossy magazine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.inpublishing.co.uk/kb/articles/anna_jones__interview.aspx|title=Anna Jones - interview|last=Carter|first=Meg|date=May 12, 2012|newspaper=InPublishing|access-date=2017-02-05|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|language=en-gb|via=}}</ref> In 2005 Jones was appointed as Digital and Marketing Director at [[Hachette Filipacchi Médias|Hachette Filipacchi]], the [[Lagardère Group|Lagardère]]-owned publishing company, where she worked on media brands such as [[Elle]], Red and [[Digital Spy]]. In 2010 Jones became Hachette’s Digital and Strategy Director.
Between 2000 and 2005 Jones worked in the marketing department of [[EMAP]], one UK’s largest publishing houses. At EMAP she oversaw the marketing for the launch of [[Grazia]], the UK’s first weekly glossy magazine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.inpublishing.co.uk/kb/articles/anna_jones__interview.aspx|title=Anna Jones - interview|last=Carter|first=Meg|date=May 12, 2012|newspaper=InPublishing|access-date=2017-02-05|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|language=en-gb|via=}}</ref> In 2005 Jones was appointed as Digital and Marketing Director at [[Hachette Filipacchi Médias|Hachette Filipacchi]], the [[Lagardère Group|Lagardère]]-owned publishing company, where she worked on media brands such as [[Elle (magazine)|Elle]], Red and [[Digital Spy]]. In 2010 Jones became Hachette’s Digital and Strategy Director.


In 2011 Hachette merged with the [[Hearst (media)|Hearst]]-owned National Magazine Company to create Hearst Magazines, UK. Following the merger, Jones was appointed [[Chief Operating Officer]] (COO) of Hearst Magazines, a company whose titles include [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]], Elle, [[Country Living]], [[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] and [[Harper’s Bazaar]] and which has an extensive digital portfolio that includes websites such as Digital Spy and Net Doctor. In 2014, following the departure of [[Arnaud de Puyfontaine]], Jones was appointed [[Chief Executive Officer]] (CEO) of Hearst, UK.
In 2011 Hachette merged with the [[Hearst (media)|Hearst]]-owned National Magazine Company to create Hearst Magazines, UK. Following the merger, Jones was appointed [[Chief Operating Officer]] (COO) of Hearst Magazines, a company whose titles include [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]], Elle, [[Country Living]], [[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] and [[Harper's Bazaar|Harper’s Bazaar]] and which has an extensive digital portfolio that includes websites such as Digital Spy and Net Doctor. In 2014, following the departure of [[Arnaud de Puyfontaine]], Jones was appointed [[Chief Executive Officer]] (CEO) of Hearst, UK.

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Anna Jones is a prominent British businessperson who lives in London, UK. Jones has notably served as CEO of Hearst Magazines, UK. She is also a co-founder and current director of AllBright, an investment fund designed to nurture female entrepreneurship, and a co-founder and current executive chairman of Sharestyle, a digital marketplace for style services.[1] [2] In 2015 Jones was listed as one of [[The Evening Standard]]’s 1000 most influential Londoners.[3]

Early Life

Jones, whose mother is Danish, grew up in rural Yorkshire. She studied international business management at the University of Newcastle and spent a year at the École Supérieur de Commerce in Provence, France, as part of her studies.[4]

EMAP, Hachette Filipacchi, and Hearst

Between 2000 and 2005 Jones worked in the marketing department of EMAP, one UK’s largest publishing houses. At EMAP she oversaw the marketing for the launch of Grazia, the UK’s first weekly glossy magazine.[5] In 2005 Jones was appointed as Digital and Marketing Director at Hachette Filipacchi, the Lagardère-owned publishing company, where she worked on media brands such as Elle, Red and Digital Spy. In 2010 Jones became Hachette’s Digital and Strategy Director.

In 2011 Hachette merged with the Hearst-owned National Magazine Company to create Hearst Magazines, UK. Following the merger, Jones was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Hearst Magazines, a company whose titles include Cosmopolitan, Elle, Country Living, Esquire and Harper’s Bazaar and which has an extensive digital portfolio that includes websites such as Digital Spy and Net Doctor. In 2014, following the departure of Arnaud de Puyfontaine, Jones was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hearst, UK.

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  2. ^ Goodfellow, Jessica (October 19, 2016). "Hearst UK CEO Anna Jones steps down". The Drum. Retrieved 2017-02-05. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "The Progress 1000: London's most influential people 2015 - Journalists". The Evening Standard. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2017-02-05. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ Weinger, Mackenzie (February 14, 2016). "Women in business — Anna Jones, chief executive, Hearst UK". Financial Times. Retrieved 2017-02-05. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ Carter, Meg (May 12, 2012). "Anna Jones - interview". InPublishing. Retrieved 2017-02-05. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)