Matthew Jones Email & Phone Number

An advocate of higher quality standards in cinema with over 20 years of experience in the exhibition industry, Matthew Jones is currently General Manager for CinemaNext Nederland B.V.After running a successful student activity centre as a business management student at the University of Nijmegen, Matthew started managing cinemas for JT Bioscopen (now Vue) in 2002. In 2010, Matthew was approached by FTT (now Cinemanext) and transitioned to run their Dutch company during the digitization of Dutch cinemas. Matthew and his team have since successfully introduced and implemented many new cinema technologies in Europe, becoming one of the first worldwide to install advanced technologies such as immersive audio and 6P laser projection systems. With an impressive portfolio of new build projects, they have also played an important role in setting high standards for projection and sound quality in cinemas across the Netherlands for many of today’s Dutch exhibitors.In 2016 Matthew took on the role of Regional Manager for CinemaNext, expanding his territory of responsibility to include UK, Germany and Czech Republic. In 2018 he has been promoted to General Manager Europe for CinemaNext. During the COVID outbreak Matthew successfully lead a restructuring project for the CinemaNext group to ensure continuity and stability during the pandemic. During the same period Matthew became a father of two and decided to step down from his international role to spend more time with his family and enjoy a healthier work life balance.

Listed skills include Digital Cinema, Business Strategy, Project Management, Business Development, and 23 others.