Tom is a business consultant who specialises in developing competitive strategies and managing change. His clients include established media companies, charities and young, high growth ventures.

Tom's previous roles include General Manager, Digital at Guardian News and Media, where he was responsible for the digital PandL, and where he led the recently-completed programme to deliver the new online platform for guardian.co.uk.

As Chairman of Dovetail Services, he led the merger, reorganisation and re-launch of this marketing and fulfilment JV for BBC Worldwide and Dennis Publishing. As CEO of Virtual Internet, he managed the turnaround, re-positioning and trade exit of this publicly-listed internet services provider.

As Director of Business Development at News International, he managed acquisitions, investments and operational improvement initiatives across the NI portfolio. Tom's early career was spent as a technologist and software developer at Logica.