Jo Malone — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded a CBE in 2018 and an MBE in 2008 for her contributions.
Founded Jo Malone London in 1990, selling the company to Estée Lauder Companies in 1999.
Established Jo Loves in 2011, a new fragrance company.
Founded Jo Vodka in 2025, a trilogy of fusion vodkas.
Founder and director of Village Pizza Kitchen Ltd, an artisan pizza business.
Featured as a castaway on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in 2015.

Biography

Joanne Lesley Malone CBE is a British perfumer and entrepreneur. She is widely recognized as the founder of Jo Malone London, a fragrance company she established in 1990. Malone sold Jo Malone London to Estée Lauder Companies in 1999.

Following this, she founded a new fragrance company, Jo Loves, in 2011. In 2025, she further expanded her entrepreneurial ventures by establishing Jo Vodka, which offers a trilogy of fusion vodkas.