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Tony Holdway

Commander · DISC type D
Digiral & Marketing Consultant at Sides
📍 Bourne End, England, United Kingdom

Tony Holdway is a board-level marketing and commercial executive with over 30 years of experience in the retail sector, holding senior roles at Dominos, WHSmith, and Dreams. He now operates as a consultant, helping brands like Sides and German Doner Kebab improve their digital marketing, brand strategy, and commercial efficiency. People often describe him as strategic, decisive, and commercially-minded.

Outside of work, Tony is a keen musician who owns ten guitars and is an avid West Ham United football fan. He is also involved in his community, serving as an Independent Non-Executive Director for the River & Rowing Museums trading company, blending his professional skills with personal interests in arts and culture.

He was the marketing director behind the highly successful WHSmith advertising campaigns featuring actor Nicholas Lyndhurst.

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Current Role
Digiral & Marketing Consultant
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bourne End, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Tony shows up

Very Quick
Decisive
Strong-Willed

They are not always relationship oriented. They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Priorities

Topics Tony cares about

Retail Brand Strategy
Has over 30 years of experience creating brand strategies for major B2C and B2B retailers including WHSmith, Domino's, and House of Fraser.
Digital Transformation
Focuses on helping brands improve e-commerce development, digital trading, and using customer data to dynamically change the user journey and drive sales.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Digiral & Marketing Consultant
Sides
5-2025
Digital & Marketing Consultant
GDK (German Doner Kebab)
4-2023
Digital & Marketing Consultant
Mail Metro Media
3-2023
Founder
Digital Marketing Edge Limited
3-2022
Independent Non-Exec Director
RIVER & ROWING MUSEUM (TRADING) LIMITED
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1981 - 1985
Education details unavailable
Watford Grammar School for Boys
1985 - 1987
Education details unavailable
Scarborough Sixth Form College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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