Jon is one of the founders and Directors of Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions Limited. Jon has an unparalleled track record in building, growing & developing successful technology asset recovery businesses across Europe. Jon is a trusted advisor to both the public & private sectors. His career started in procurement working for Nat-West & Smiths Industries then joining the technology lifecycle market during the early nineties. Jon was instrumental in the market’s movement from a broking/trading business to a managed service model.Jon was one of the founders of Technical Asset Management, helping to grow the business from 1993 to 1998. During the late nineties, Jon was involved with the business development of the Remploy e-cycle project taking it from feasibility to success within three years.He founded Life Cycle Services (LCS) in 2002 which became a market leading service business within 6 years. In March 2008, Jon sold LCS to Sims Group integrating it successfully with the asset recovery division of MIREC & RecommIT to form Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS). Jon introduced new services making SLS another growth success doubling profitability in less than three years and achieving profitability every month for four years.In 2012 Jon took over full P&L responsibility for SLS business across Europe integrating Technorecycle Gmbh, Device BV & ErgoTrade GmbH. Jon was responsible for the SLS businesses in UK, Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Poland & Czech Republic. SLS developed in to one of only a few truly global ITAD businesses providing services in over 40 countries worldwide.Jon is an active campaigner for awareness of residual data security advising BBC, Channel 4 & ITV as well as The Guardian, FT, The Times. He is infamous for advising the team who found Paul McCartney’s bank records, missile launch codes and other secrets on discarded storage devices & mobile phones. This work continues.