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Tony Lawman

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Commercial Director at John Rothery Wholesale Co. Ltd.
📍 United Kingdom

Tony Lawman is a C-level executive with 30 years of experience driving growth and transformation across the automotive, transport, and FMCG sectors. He specializes in private equity turnarounds and M&A, with a record of delivering significant EBITDA growth. Colleagues describe him as confident, diligent, and analytical.

Outside of his corporate career, Tony is a military veteran, having served for over 22 years in the British Army in logistics and transport. This experience informs his passion for supporting ex-servicemen and women, and he has championed initiatives to offer guaranteed interviews to veterans in his companies.

He is a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant who successfully transitioned from a long military career to executive leadership.

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Experience
41 Years
Current Role
Commercial Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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PE-Backed Growth
Has a consistent record of leading private equity-backed companies through strategic turnarounds and expansion, delivering significant EBITDA growth and high-value exits.
Veterans in Business
As a 22-year British Army veteran, he actively supports the transition of ex-service members into civilian careers and has implemented armed forces-friendly hiring policies.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Commercial Director
John Rothery Wholesale Co. Ltd.
1-2023 - 1-2026
Chief Executive Officer
ABL 1 Touch Group Ltd
2-2020 - 1-2023
Managing Director
National Express Transport Solutions
2-2016 - 2-2020
Managing Director
Lucketts Travel
6-2011 - 2-2016
Chief Operating Officer / Head of Finance & IT
Langmead Farms Ltd
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Education
2014 - 2014
Financial Talent Executive Network Program (F-TEN)
ICAEW
2002 - 2006
Fellow - CIMA
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
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