Though the core team is built of experienced developers , operators and entrepreneurs with more than 100 data centres under their belts , Jones says they find this venture the most stimulating . “ I have never encountered anything as exciting or as rewarding as the progress Chayora has made .”

In every sector , customers appreciate Chayora ’ s ability to help them

EXECUTIVE PROFILE :

Company : Chayora Location : Hong Kong

Oliver Jones is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Chayora . Oliver originally qualified as a chartered surveyor after graduating from Kingston in 1983 and after completing his MBA at London Business School in the late 1980s , specialised in corporate finance and the fast-growing management areas of property and business services outsourcing . Oliver specifically focuses on complex outsourcing transactions and property operating related investment deals . His experience in public partnerships has its roots in the UK in the 1990s when market testing and PFI models were developed . During this time , Oliver advised the UK Government ’ s Cabinet Office through his role on the UK PFI Panel Property Group and various industry professional bodies . He has worked extensively in real estate and service operator businesses internationally and has a particular insight into the Middle East and Asia through past business interests specifically the UAE , where he was a founder director of Emrill when with Carillion ; Hong Kong and China with Citex and EC Harris ; and Australia with Symonds .

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