Nicole Jones joined Advent in 2020 and is Head of Talent, Europe, for the Portfolio Support Group. She is a Director, based in London, and is focused on talent development at our portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Advent, Nicole was the Human Resources Director, Investments, C&D and International at M&G plc, and held chief of staff roles at M&G and Prudential. She also ran Prudential’s Indian operations and the communications function for M&G. Previously, she spent five years at Egon Zehnder, leading mandates in search and assessment. Earlier in her career, Nicole was the Head of Investor Relations at a PE-backed outsourcing business after corporate finance and business development roles in the company through the business’ IPO. She began her career in investment banking at Deutsche Bank in London.
She has a BA (Hons) from Queens University and an International MBA from Schulich School of Business in Canada.