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Peter Jones
Date of Birth: 18/03/1966
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As a schoolboy, Peter Jones dreamt of running a multi-million pound company ? a dream that was shaped over the many hours he spent fantasising whilst sitting in his father?s leather office chair in a Windsor-based air conditioning firm.
The success of his empire is the latest in a long line of achievements for Jones. At the age of 16 after completing the Lawn Tennis Association?s coaching examinations, Peter set up his first company, a successful 10nis academy at a local club.
Today, Peter has built a GBP200 million empire at the age of 39, million as owner, chairman and CEO of various different businesses ranging from telecoms and leisure to publishing and media..
The success of his empire is the latest in a long line of achievements for Jones. At the age of 16 after completing the Lawn Tennis Association?s coaching examinations, Peter set up his first company, a successful 10nis academy at a local club.
By the age of 28, Jones was the youngest ever head of PC Business at computer firm Siemens Nixdorf.. He started his telecoms business in 1998l. The firm, which is split in four main operating companies, experienced explosive growth with revenue totalling GBP14 million by the end of the first year and GBP44 million by the end of the second. Group turnover for 2005/2006 totalled in excess of GBP180 million with over GBP6 million pre-tax profits. The group counts every leading brand in the mobile industry among its business partners, whether as a supplier, customer or collaborator.
In 2003 Phones International Group was recognised as being amongst the most successful businesses in the UK, having been identified as 13th fastest growing business in the Sunday Times/Virgin Atlantic UK Fast Track League Table. Jones has also received a number of personal accolades: in 2001 he was named as Emerging Entrepreneur of The Year by The Times/Ernst & Young, and was named 14th in the top 40 young entrepreneurs by the Daily Telegraph in 2005.
Peter Jones?s business interests now span many other areas than telecommunications and include business services, entertainment, publishing, property, leisure and television.
2005 was a pivotal year for Jones, having appeared on the BBC?s ground breaking business TV series Dragon?s Den, which is now recording its fourth series, to be screened early in 2007. Together with his business partner Theo Paphitis, Peter purchased struggling events firm Red Letter Days following the company?s collapse at the hands of fellow Dragons? Den panellist Rachel Elnaugh and is committed to ensuring a successful future for the business. Last year, Peter also founded Wines4Business, an online retailer specialising in the sale of wine and champagne to corporate clients, Mymarina.com which provides wireless communications for the UK?s marinas and Wonderland Magazine, a new luxury lifestyle magazine.
2006 is already another exciting year for Peter as his brand new TV series, The American Inventor, aired in the US this spring and was an instant hit for America?s largest TV network ABC. The show has been recommissioned for another series in 2007. Peter?s creation of a business TV show created specifically for a US audience led him to approach Simon Cowell, who with his company Syco TV, and took it to America with Peter. In April this year, Peter signed a multi-million pound deal with ITV to create and star in business style TV programmes over the next two years. The first of these ? The Tycoon ? will see Peter searching the UK for the next big Business Tycoon.
Later this year, Peter will also be publishing his first book. Needless to say, the 10nis coaching has been put on the back burner!
Peter lives in Elstead, Surrey with his partner Tara and their three children.
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... flavor is apparently greatly improved by passing through a cat's digestive tract.) A single cup of Kopi Luwak at the Peter Jones espresso bar in London goes for USD100, and a pound of the beans can cost as much as USD600. It occurs to me that any item that must pass through a cat's ass in order ...
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Art on the tracks......
... Featured Galleries: Flat Iron Artist Group Quennect 4 The Silver Room Peter Jones Studio Gallery Colibri Studio Gallery I think this is a sick ass concept. We were thinking of doing something similar in the form of a concert that performed at every stop, but, that idea needs more work. This sounds like ...
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