GLOBAL CHAIRMAN, CEO, ALLIED UNIVERSAL, SANTA ANA
Runs the world’s largest private security firm, which has grown through dozens of acquisitions both in the U.S. and abroad. Last year completed the $5.1 billion acquisition of London-based G4S PLC to create the world’s seventh largest private employer.
THEN: Joined company in 1996 when it counted $12 million in annual sales.
NOW: Annual revenue now tops $20 billion, Jones told the Business Journal in March. That’s up from $18 billion figure cited at the time of the G4S buy. Worldwide employee count now tops 800,000; was around 250,000 prior to the G4S acquisition.
FUTURE: “The plan is to grow to $25 billion in annual sales by 2026,” Jones said last year. “We’re not slowing down.” Recent acquisitions include Star Protection Agency, the largest locally owned security firm in Hawaii, and American Security, a top security provider in the Southeast region of the U.S.
