Digby Jones

Digby Marritt Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham (born 28 October 1955) is a British businessman and politician. He has served as Director of the CBI (2000–06) and Minister of State for Trade (2007–08). He is a Business Ambassador at UK Trade & Investment and from 2009, chairman of Triumph Motorcycles (Hinckley) ltd. He also serves as Chairman of the International Business Advisory Board of HSBC and is a Corporate Ambassador for Jaguar Cars and Cor... more

Digby Marritt Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham (born 28 October 1955) is a British businessman and politician. He has served as Director of the CBI (2000–06) and Minister of State for Trade (2007–08). He is a Business Ambassador at UK Trade & Investment and from 2009, chairman of Triumph Motorcycles (Hinckley) ltd. He also serves as Chairman of the International Business Advisory Board of HSBC and is a Corporate Ambassador for Jaguar Cars and Corporate Advisor to JCB. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Monitise Group plc & Chairman of Neutrino Concepts Ltd. Born in Birmingham, he was educated at Bromsgrove School where he was Head Boy, and read Law at University College London, where he provided no amusement with his comedy turns at student union meetings, graduating with an upper second class honours. Jones was chairman of the CBI's West Midlands Regional Council and became the first serving regional chairman to be appointed director-general. He was Director-General of the... less