Summary
Overview
Work history
Skills
Achievements at a Glance
Earlier Career
References
Timeline
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Antony Rawlins

Chelmondiston,Suffolk

Summary

Commercially driven management consulting leader with extensive experience scaling, maturing, and transforming professional services and digital consulting organisations. Proven track record in accelerating growth, reshaping operating models, and building high-performing, practice-led teams. Strong commercial acumen with deep client-side credibility, delivering complex digital, data, and organisational transformations across multiple sectors. Recognised for developing long-term strategic client relationships, driving operational excellence, and delivering sustainable revenue and margin growth.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work history

Managing Director

Lean Tree Limited
London
06.2024 - 10.2025
  • Secured five new clients, including a major UK supermarket, scaling the account to a £2m annualised run rate within six months.
  • Transitioned the business from resource augmentation to a services-led consultancy, increasing bill rates by 10%.
  • Introduced assessment-led strategic assessment framework, increasing deal and team size by 25%.
  • Led end-to-end company rebrand and repositioning.
  • Developed new Go-to-Market strategy with refined propositions and partner ecosystem.
  • Designed and embedded a new practice-based organisational structure.

Managing Director, UK & Ireland Consulting

Avanade
London
01.2022 - 05.2024
  • Scaled consulting business from 28 to 180 consultants, delivering £50m+ FY23 sales.
  • Led cross-European integration of advisory services.
  • Implemented practice-based operating model and strengthened sector GTM alignment.

Chief Operating Officer UKI Consulting

Avanade
London
09.2019 - 01.2022
  • Repositioned Advisory business with a Consulting-First model.
  • Shifted delivery from siloed technology engagements to integrated product and service propositions.
  • Strengthened client acquisition and delivery operations.

Associate Partner - Digital Advisory

EY
London
07.2017 - 09.2019
  • Led CIO Advisory across Retail, Consumer Products and Life Sciences.
  • Delivered global digital solutions including AI, automation, and analytics.
  • Oversaw sales, engagement delivery, and client leadership.

Director - CIO Advisory

KPMG
London
10.2011 - 12.2017
  • Led integrated service offerings within CIO Advisory.
  • Managed major client accounts and sector portfolios.
  • Oversaw internal capability groups focused on IT Strategy.

Director - Global Clients

Xantus Consulting
London
05.2006 - 10.2011
  • Executive team member and shareholder.
  • Oversaw 650% growth, scaling business from 15 to 120 staff.
  • Contributed to successful acquisition by KPMG.

Skills

  • P&L leadership & revenue growth (£50m ownership)
  • Business & digital transformation
  • Strategy, operating model & organisational design
  • Large-scale team scaling (up to 180 consultants)
  • Client leadership, CXO engagement & portfolio expansion
  • M&A, integration & value creation
  • Multi-sector: Retail, Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals
  • GTM, sales leadership & partner ecosystem development
  • Rebranding, proposition development & market positioning

Achievements at a Glance

  • Scaled Avanade's UK&I Consulting Group from 28 to 180 consultants, delivering £50m+ in FY23 sales.
  • Directed 650% business growth at Xantus, contributing to its acquisition by KPMG.
  • Secured five new clients at Lean Tree, scaling a major UK supermarket account to £2m annualised run rate within six months.
  • Transitioned Lean Tree to a services-led consultancy, increasing bill rates by 10% and deal size by 25%.
  • Led company-wide rebrand and introduced a new practice-based operating model to strengthen capability and market positioning

Earlier Career

  • Senior Director, Global IT Service Delivery – McAfee (2005–2006)
  • Director, Global IT Operations (USA) – McAfee (2003–2005)
  • Senior Manager, IT Risk & Security Architecture (USA) – Network Associates (2000–2003)
  • Manager, EMEA IT Infrastructure – Network Associates (1998–2000)
  • Security Systems Consultant – Computacenter (1996–1998)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Managing Director

Lean Tree Limited
06.2024 - 10.2025

Managing Director, UK & Ireland Consulting

Avanade
01.2022 - 05.2024

Chief Operating Officer UKI Consulting

Avanade
09.2019 - 01.2022

Associate Partner - Digital Advisory

EY
07.2017 - 09.2019

Director - CIO Advisory

KPMG
10.2011 - 12.2017

Director - Global Clients

Xantus Consulting
05.2006 - 10.2011
Antony Rawlins