Gareth Jones

Biography

Gareth joined Companies House in April 2007 as Chief Executive and Registrar of Companies.

Prior to this Gareth was Director for Environment, Planning and Countryside at the Welsh Assembly Government. In a long and varied career within the civil service, he has held a number of senior positions including Operations Director for Wales during the 2001 Foot and Mouth crisis and, in the Conservative Government of the late eighties and early nineties, Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry at the DTI. Gareth started his career in 1979 as a computer programmer and analyst and has used this grounding in more recent roles to drive successful business change projects which comprise a significant element of IT.

As Chief Executive, Gareth is head of, and Accounting Officer for, Companies House, responsible for all aspects of operational and financial management and ensuring that Companies House meets the targets set by ministers. Gareth was awarded the OBE in 2003.