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Jonson Cox CBE

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Chairman at Cube Resource Recovery
📍 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Jonson Cox is an experienced Chair and CEO specializing in complex turnarounds of infrastructure and public service businesses. Educated at the University of Cambridge and Harvard Business School, he has a track record of transforming companies in the water, energy, and waste-to-energy sectors, including leading roles at the Port of London Authority and I Squared Capital.

His career is marked by a focus on businesses with a strong environmental and public service mission. He was a founder member of the Prince of Wales Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change. He grew up with a belief that anything you do must have a social purpose, a value instilled from his upbringing on the Dartington Hall estate.

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 New Years Honours for his services to the water industry.

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Experience
45 Years
Current Role
Chairman
Job Level
Senior
Location
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Business Turnarounds
Known as a specialist in restructuring, he has led successful turnarounds at Yorkshire Water, Anglian Water Group, Cory Group, and UK Coal, often in crisis situations.
Infrastructure Investment
As Senior Adviser to infra fund I Squared Capital and Chair of multiple infrastructure-based companies, he is deeply involved in the sector's investment and policy landscape.
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Career

Work history

7-2023 - 9-2025
Chairman
Cube Resource Recovery
4-2022
Chair
Port of London Authority
8-2020
Senior Independent NED
OVO
5-2016
Senior Non Executive Director
Energia
10-2015 - 10-2018
Chairman
Cory
In the press

Media appearances

Jonson Cox and Sir Philip Jones reappointed to the Board of the UK’s biggest port, the Port of London Authority. Featured in Port of London Authority
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Ofwat chair Cox joins board of energy supplier OVO. Featured in Sky News
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Education
1976 - 1979
Master of Arts (MA)
University of Cambridge
1999 - 1999
Advanced Management Programme
Harvard Business School
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