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Anna Jones is a prominent British businessperson who lives in London, UK. Jones notably served as CEO of Hearst Magazines, UK between 2014 and 2017. She is also a co-founder and current director of AllBright, an investment fund designed to support 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.[6] In 2010 Jones became Hachette’s Digital and Strategy Director.[5]
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.[7][8]
In 2014, following the departure of Arnaud de Puyfontaine, Jones was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hearst, UK at the age of 39.[9]
Women, Women in Business, and AllBright
In 2014 Jones launched Hearst Empowering Women, "a major new editorial brand aimed at celebrating the lives, aspirations and achievements of British women". In partnership with Theirworld, Sarah Jane Brown's charity for women and children, the initiative established a digital hub and hosted live events to inspire women.
Jones stepped down as CEO of Hearst in February 2017 to pursue two business ventures, one of which is Sharestyle, "will give creatives a showcase and route to market,"
Women in Business & AllBright
- ^ Loizou, Kiki (October 23, 2016). "Boost for female founders". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
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{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Weinger, Mackenzie (February 14, 2016). "Women in business — Anna Jones, chief executive, Hearst UK". Financial Times. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
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{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Anna Jones: Magazines got under my skin". Campaignlive.co.uk. March 7, 2015. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Sherwin, Adam (2015-07-05). "Hearst chief executive brings new life to tired Cosmo". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Williams, Oscar (2015-01-28). "Hearst UK chief Anna Jones on the enduring power of print magazines". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ^ "Hearst Magazines UK Names Anna Jones CEO". Folio. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
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