15th Mar 2011 - 00:00
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Robyn Jones OBE, co-founder and chief executive of CH&Co, has been named one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in the UK in a listing by Growing Business magazine.
The list of 10 includes Martha Lane Fox, the co-founder of Lastminute.com, Tamara Mellon, the entrepreneur behind the Jimmy Choo brand, and Linda Bennett of the aspirational LK Bennett brand. Recently awarded an OBE in the New Year honours list for her services to the hospitality industry, Jones co-founded CH&Co with her husband, Tim Jones, in 1991. Current annual turnover is approximately £75 million and the group employs almost 2,000 people nationwide. Clients include The Mansion House, the Law Society, The RIBA and many City law firms. Jones is also to appear on the Women 1st Top 100 listing, along with Angela Hartnett, MBE. In addition, she has been shortlisted under the Lifetime Achievement category of the Shine Awards which take place on 31 March 2011 at the newly-refurbished Savoy Hotel, London.
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