Rhys Jones has a 30-year career working in the Australasian building material and packaging industries.
Mr Jones is the executive director and chair of the executive board of Vulcan Steel, a large privately-owned trans-Tasman steel distributor with over 30 business units across Australasia. He is also a director of Carbine Aginvest Corporation (formally Tru Test Corporation). Prior to joining Vulcan Steel in 2006, Mr Jones has held senior roles in particular with Carter Holt Harvey and Fletcher Challenge, including as chief operating officer of the pulp, paper and packaging business of Carter Holt Harvey.