What others say

In my quite extensive experience of advising businesses in various manufacturing related industries, I have rarely seen a Chief Executive who possesses the combination of broad but incisive strategic thinking and an ability to motivate a management team to execute strategy that Tony has.

Highly focused in management style, he operates with a broad and coherent set of objectives. His thinking about business is strategic and thorough and is attentive to both commercial and operational issues. He is very effective at understanding the linkages between different aspects of business performance. This allows him to exercise very solid judgements about the ways in which change can be achieved in a business.

Tony is a great non-executive and he and I worked together really successfully at MiniCam, facilitating an excellent exit to Halma plc. I would recommend Tony highly.

Tony was the Chairman at AKW whilst I was the Technical Director. He brought a keen sense of action which complemented clear and consistent strategic thinking. I always enjoyed my involvement with Tony because it was challenging and always supportive. He was a mentor to both myself and the senior team. I wholeheartedly recommend Tony. His energy, experience, insights and knack for unlocking value is an asset to any ambitious business.

I worked with Tony whilst he was Chair at Brisant Secure following investment by BGF. Tony provided strategic leadership and strong governance discipline, with a clear focus on delivering long term value creation for the business, which was realised with the subsequent successful exit to Allegion International.

Tony changed my life. We went on an amazing journey together. He mentored me and helped me achieve my full potential. I am forever grateful for the trust he placed in me and the guidance he gave. Tony is a skilled leader identifying opportunities in people and businesses. Making transformational decisions to position businesses for the future. His experience across multiple businesses has deepened his experience and perspective.

Tony has a wealth of experience supporting and guiding Exec SLTs. Extremely well versed on markets, product NPI and customer needs, his ability to drive profitable growth has been an inspiration to work alongside. On a personal level, Tony has a calm but driven management style and guides his teams to perform to the best of their ability. Having worked with Tony at both AKW and TEV, I would highly recommend Tony for a senior position and would welcome the opportunity to work with him again in the future.

I worked with Tony whilst he was Chairman at Doby Verrolec following investment from Chiltern Capital. Tony was interactive in his style and supportive whilst ensuring the company was performing strongly. In 2 years an excellent result was achieved on the subsequent sale.

Tony brings significant experience and insight to the board. He is both quick thinking and pragmatic and, as a highly successful previous owner-manager, he can effectively support CEOs in implementing their own growth strategies whilst managing key relationships with investors.

Tony's experience and clear business acumen enabled him to collaboratively assist the Doby Verrolec Board in navigating a way through an extremely challenging period which nevertheless delivered record returns over our 2 consecutive years of ownership and culminated in a highly successful sale of the business to a major European group.