Unless stated otherwise, all material on this website is the property of The Crown Estate. Rebecca joins UVAC as a senior associate to support delivery of the HEFCE funded work programme. We also use cookies on this website to enhance your user experience. He is co-chair of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) Food Economy Task Force.

In addition, Karen Chairs Hawksmoor (backed by Graphite Capital) & Mowgli (backed by Foresight Group), Frontier (a JV with ei Group) and is an investor in various hospitality concepts in London, including Corazon and Good Life Eatery. The Crown Estate stands out for its commitment to doing business in the right way through thinking long-term about how it creates value for its customers, communities and partners. Unless stated otherwise, all material on this website is the property of The Crown Estate. [2] She co-founded, and subsequently floated, The Pelican Group Plc, owner of a number of restaurant chains including Café Rouge. She also served as CEO of Spirit Group from 1999 to 2006, which was later purchased by Punch Taverns. Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones CBE FRSA (born 29 July 1956) is a British business executive. Karen is also an Independent Director at Firmenich, and has held non-executive roles at ASOS plc, Virgin Active, and Booker Group plc. Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones CBE FRSA (born 29 July 1956) is a British business executive.. Jones was educated at the University of East Anglia (BA, 1978) and went on to study at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. Mandy focuses on the organisation of UVAC’s national conference, the delivery of our HEFCE funded work programme and our role in advocacy and lobbying. Choose carefully. Karen was appointed to the Board on 1 January 2020 and as Senior Independent Board Member on 9 June 2020. He is a Governor of Queenswood School in Hertfordshire and a member of the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership. Independent Non-Executive Board Member and Senior Independent Board Member.

By continuing on this website you are agreeing to our Terms of use. He retired as Chief Executive of TH Real Estate (now Nuveen Real Estate) in 2015.

Had she not been a mere slip of a girl 20 years ago, Karen Jones would have made a passable model for Shirley Conran's Superwoman. University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC), © University Vocational Awards Council | Developed by RM, Edge Foundation Research – Sustainable Degree Apprenticeships, Higher Technical and Professional Learning. Karen has been a freelance book-keeper since 1997, and has worked for UVAC since 2006. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. She will also be developing and maintaining with the Chief Executive the UVAC website and our communication strategy to ensure members have the most up to date analysis on key topics and developments, particularly the Higher and Degree Apprenticeship agenda.

In 2015 was elected as a Board member of Universities UK (UUK). Key strengths. In 2009/10 Adrian provided the secretariat for a review Professor Joy Carter, Chair of UVAC was asked to undertake by Rt Hon David Lammy, then Minister of State for Higher and Further Education, of learner progression in England from vocational and applied qualifications to higher education.