He will report directly to company founder and CEO John Hennessey.
Before joining Hennessey Performance, Jones served as chief engineer of Vehicle Development and Integration at Multimatic Special Vehicle Operations (MSVO), where he led engineering on the Ford GT and, most recently, Mercedes-AMG ONE.
Jones will apply his experience and expertise to advance powertrain development, integration, testing, regulatory certification, and manufacturing of the Hennessey Venom F5 hypercar and the company’s range of high-performance vehicles at the company’s Texas production facility.
Before working at Multimatic, Jones was a general manager at AeroDyn Wind Tunnel, a lead engineer at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and a vehicle dynamics specialist at General Motors Corporation. Jones holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Science degree from Purdue University.
Jones has a multifaceted role leading the Hennessey engineering team. He will work with Venom F5 chief engineer John ‘Heinrocket’ Heinricy and the team of engineers who develop, test, and build the 1,817 bhp hypercar.
His role also involves overseeing the development of high-performance cars, trucks, and SUVs for Hennessey Performance Engineering – the company will modify nearly 700 vehicles in 2023.
The appointment of Brian Jones follows Hennessey’s global debut of the new Venom F5 Revolution Roadster hypercar during Monterey Car Week.
The open-top, track-ready model joins the roofless Venom F5 Roadster – revealed in 2022 – and the Venom F5 Revolution Coupe – unveiled in January this year.
