Background on Lawrence Jones, CEO of UKFast

1. Lawrence grew up in Denbigh, North Wales developing his entrepreneurial spirit and a love of rugby at Ruthin Boarding School

2. He sold his corporate entertainment business, the Music Design Company, to Granada in 1997

3. Lawrence's stint working for someone else was as North West Director of Sales for Grosvenor Productions (a Granada Business)

4. Lawrence established UKFast because he was so disappointed with the hosting when he tried to set up a new online gallery in 1999

5. In 2001, Lawrence had a near-death experience in an Alpine avalanche making him more determined than ever to achieve as much as possible in his lifetime

6. Lawrence has guided UKFast to more internet hosting awards with UK ISPA than any other hosting company, including four consecutive years as the UK's Best Hosting Provider. He has also won 3 individual awards as an entrepreneur and director.

7. Keen to contribute to the community that has welcomed him, Lawrence has sat on boards for Manchester Digital and the GM Chamber of Commerce and is currently on the board of directors for Manchester Camerata

8. As a small business, Lawrence negotiated a technical sponsorship for UKFast with the Sale Sharks Premiership Rugby Club. The relationship continued for ten years with UKFast holding the main sponsor position for two years until 2011.

9. Lawrence bought Castell Cidwm, a hotel in Snowdonia National Park in 2008 and has converted it into a training centre for the team at UKFast. He holds the company record for getting up and down Snowdon (1hr 55m)

10. As CEO of one of the UK's top hosting businesses, Lawrence's opinions is regularly sought by the broadsheet newspapers, regional press, business and technology magazines and broadcasters including the BBC.

Watch Lawrence on BBC Working Lunch.

Find out more about Lawrence Jones at his blog, www.lawrencejones.eu.