Lawrence Jones

Lawrence Jones - managing director

Lawrence is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of UKFast. A very busy man, Lawrence holds overall responsibility for running the business, from setting the agenda and overseeing each department to managing the senior staff.

Along with his wife Gail (a co-director), Lawrence set up UKFast in 1999 to fill a gap in the UK hosting sector. Lawrence saw an opportunity to establish his business at the heart of a burgeoning industry and thanks to his entrepreneurial vision the company has grown year on year without fail. In fact, in 2008 UKFast was awarded position no. 28 in the prestigious Deloitte Fast 50 list.

Lawrence brings 20 years of business acumen to his leadership of UKFast. He started by selling tuck at school, moved onto selling clothes and fashion before establishing Manchester's premier corporate hospitality agency of the 90s.

In 2007, Lawrence won the coveted Institute of Directors title of Young Director of the Year. This year Lawrence was named in Crain's Manchester '40 under 40' and he was a regional finalist in Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Lawrence's philosophy: "Try to be better every day."

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