Ray Jones is often described by colleagues and friends as Mr London He worked as Head Concierge in several top London hotels and in 1998 founded his own company - Centre Stage - providing theatre and concert breaks to London in association with Edwardian Hotels.After nine years of Thatcher boom and Gulf War bust he sold the company and joined the board of Superbreak Mini-Holidays (1997) Superbreak are the UK’s leading short break operators, now owned by the global travel giant Cox and Kings As Brand Development Director Ray was responsible for growing the business, managing London as a destination and all theatre, concert and event packaging. Ray served as Non Executive Director at Visit London for three terms, stepping down in April 2011. He also served as Executive Director of West End Theatre Bookings, a business acquired by Superbreak in 2007 and sold to Encore in June 2011.In July 2012 Ray became Business Development Director at Time Out, the worlds leading brand in the provision of trusted lifestyle advice with full transactional capability on and offline into the coolest cities on Earth. There he launched " The Time Out Card" and significantly grew the "Time Out Live" business. He became known to thousands of readers by hosting innovative events that brought the brand to life. This included the "Rising Stars" gig series that gave high quality unsigned artists the opportunity to appear at iconic London venues with a large appreciative audience. Ray stepped down from his post at Time Out in August 2017.In September 2017 he was appointed to the Board of The Union Chapel, Islington. One of the coolest venues on the planet, where income from live events fund the upkeep of the building and community projects.In October 2017 Ray followed a life-long love and understanding of live music, becoming Founding Director and CEO at TALENTBANQ. Other passions include his family, fringe theatre, and the odd late night out.