Jefferies Board votes to appoint Thomas Jones as member of Audit, ESG/DEI committees
The Board of Directors of Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE:JEF) has voted to appoint Thomas W. Jones as a member of the Audit, the ESG/DEI, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. The appointment is effective March 29, 2022.
On January 10, 2022, the company announced that its Board of Directors had elected Thomas W. Jones to the Board.
Mr Jones is the Founder and Senior Partner of venture capital investment firm TWJ Capital LLC since 2005. He previously was Chief Executive Officer of Global Investment Management at Citigroup from 1997 to 2005.
Prior to Citigroup, Mr. Jones was Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer at TIAA-CREF from 1993 to 1997, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at TIAA-CREF from 1989 to 1993. From 1982 to 1989, Mr. Jones was Senior Vice President and Treasurer, and held other senior positions, at John Hancock Life Insurance Company.
Mr Jones began his career in management consulting at Arthur Young & Company (predecessor firm to Ernst & Young) in 1973.