Ian Jones

Ian lives in Rugby and is a previous student of St. John Fisher primary school, which is part of our MAC.

A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, the Chartered Global Management Accountants, and the Association for Project Management, Ian was educated at Coventry University, Manchester Business School and Oxford Saïd Business School.

Professionally, Ian is the founder and Managing Director of Devereaux Kelly Associates – a business consultancy providing support across multiple sectors. Prior to this, Ian spent a significant part of his career in the areas of strategic planning, transformational change and corporate governance. In recent times, Ian led an award-winning transformation programme – one of the largest and most complex investments of its kind in UK industry across Royal Mail’s UK business.

Ian has previously operated as a school governor supporting another of our schools – Sacred Heart – where his three children were educated, as well as representing the local governing bodies on the Finance & Resources Committee (CC1).

He is looking forward to working with the Board of Directors, employees, and wider stakeholders as we take Romero to new heights.

Appointment Period
05/12/2022 - 04/12/2023