R. Brent Jones serves as ESAB Corporation’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Jones joined the company in May 2026. Jones has extensive expertise in driving operational and financial performance, developing high-performing finance teams, and executing complex strategic and capital markets transactions.
Prior to joining ESAB, Jones served as CFO at Avantor, leading the global finance organization for the life sciences solutions provider. Previously, Jones was Chief Financial and Operating Officer at LifeScan, where he directed commercial finance, corporate reporting, FP&A, investor relations, operations finance, tax, and treasury. Earlier in his career, Jones served as CFO at Klöckner Pentaplast Group, a global packaging products manufacturer serving pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and consumer markets. He also held the role of interim CFO at Pall Corporation, where he led the company's $13.8 billion sale to Danaher in 2015. Jones began his career in investment banking with firms including Merrill Lynch and Bank of America, and practiced corporate law at Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Brent Jones holds an A.B. in Biochemistry and Asian Studies from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Yale Law School.