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Lyndon Jones

Lyndon Jones

Areas of Interest

Business

Honorary Award

Honorary Doctor of Business Administration, 2010

Biography

Lyndon Jones is Chief Executive Officer of The Association of Business Executives (ABE), the professional membership body and examination board he founded 37 years ago.

ABE develops business and management qualifications at Certificate, Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma level. Its qualifications provide progression routes to degree and Masters programmes worldwide, covering destinations as diverse as Trinidad, Pakistan, Cameroon and Mauritius.

Following service in HM Forces, Lyndon Jones enjoyed his own personal journey through higher education, first studying at Manchester University and then undertaking postgraduate studies at the Manchester College of Science and Technology. Following this, he worked for a period in industry before opting for a route into education.

He obtained a teachers education certificate and for six years was Head of Department of Management and Business Studies at Manchester College. From 1965-1990 he rose to the challenge of a senior education role as Principal of the South West London College, a college of excellence and innovation offering higher education and training programmes to home and overseas students.

Lyndon Jones has always been proactive and driven within the education sector, actively embracing change and development. He has served on many global committees in order to help lead the sector forward in the most professional and creative way. 

He was editor of the monthly publication Education and Training and more recently of the Journal the Free Trader. He is also the author of a number of books and innumerable articles. His most recent book Time Well Spent is a guide to organising life and work.

He has extensive experience as a consultant and trainer, having worked in Western Europe, South East Asia, the USA and Africa and has acquired many awards over the years.


Citation

"Vice Chancellor, it is my pleasure to read the citation for Lyndon Jones for the award of Honorary Doctor of Business Administration.

Lyndon Jones is Chief Executive Officer of The Association of Business Executives (ABE), the professional membership body and examination board he founded 37 years ago.

ABE develops business and management qualifications at Certificate, Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma level. Its qualifications provide progression routes to degree and Masters programmes worldwide, covering destinations as diverse as Trinidad, Pakistan, Cameroon and Mauritius.

Following service in HM Forces, Lyndon Jones enjoyed his own personal journey through higher education, first studying at Manchester University and then undertaking postgraduate studies at the Manchester College of Science and Technology. Following this, he worked for a period in industry before opting for a route into education, something that was to prove to be his lifelong career interest.

He obtained a teachers education certificate and for six years was Head of Department of Management and Business Studies at Manchester College. From 1965-1990 he rose to the challenge of a senior education role as Principal of the South West London College, a college of excellence and innovation offering higher education and training programmes to home and overseas students.

Lyndon Jones has always been proactive and driven within the education sector, actively embracing change and development. He has served on many global committees in order to help lead the sector forward in the most professional and creative way. The extensive roll-call of committees includes the Business Education Council and the Council for Accreditation of Correspondence Colleges (he was nominated for both roles by Secretary of State for Education); the BBC Further Education Advisory Committee; and the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further & Higher Education. 

To this is added some more sector-specific committees including the British Rail Joint Industrial Training Board; the Construction Industry Training Board; Shipbuilding Training Board; and the International Federation of Training & Development Organisations (IFTDO).

Internationally he is a Member Court of Governors of International University of Management in Namibia; Member of Council of ARTDO International, a conference that brings together CEOs, Leaders, Managers, HR Professional and Practitioners from both public and private sector organisations from all over the world; and Honorary Co-Chairman of Employers with a Heart Advisory Board (Singapore).

He was editor of the monthly publication Education and Training and more recently of the Journal the Free Trader. He is also the author of a number of books and innumerable articles. His most recent book Time Well Spent is a guide to organising life and work.

He has extensive experience as a consultant and trainer, having worked in Western Europe, South East Asia, the USA and Africa and has acquired many awards over the years.

For his exemplary services to international education we would also like to honour him today.

Vice Chancellor, it is my pleasure to present Lyndon for the award of Doctor of Business Administration, honoris causa."