Stephen Jones

 

Career Years:

25 years

Sector experience:

Funding, Recruitment, Haulage, Engineering, manufacturing, Wholesale, Construction.

 
 

Biography: 

A career banker/financier, who thrives on networking and working with entrepreneurs. I am in my happy space when out of the office and en route to client meetings.

I started my career working for major UK and French Banks in the asset finance and property sectors, before moving to a renowned US brokerage firm in Central London advising on wealth strategies and stock market investments.

For a number of years, I had a strong desire to work for myself, an ‘itch that needed scratching’! I eventually satisfied this when I became a founding employee and shareholder of SME Invoice Finance Ltd in 2000. The business was successfully sold to Metro Bank in 2013.

Since the sale, I have continued working within the Invoice Finance arena, helping clients with their funding requirements and business planning strategies.

I now look back on the many success stories and friendships that I have made in the corporate world and take pride and pleasure in having worked alongside some truly great businesses. I have helped with many issues including start-ups, refinance, MBO and MBI’s through to restructuring, cost savings and strategic improvements.

 

Interesting fact/s about you:

I grew up in Catford My Uncle was Shirley Bassey’s personal valet The members of New Wave band Japan were in my class at school, my best friend Richard Barbieri played the synthesiser!

Interests & Hobbies:

The keenest but also the worst golfer you will ever meet, an avid football fan and follower of ‘The Hammers’, and trying to be a good Dad to my 3 grown up children ( DIY poorly, trips to the tip and helping drink their beers).

Nickname:

Jonesy

Unfulfilled Ambition:

Buy a 2nd home in Spain.

Value of deals completed:

Quite a few over a long career