Executive Consultancy

Decades of
building, leading
and delivering.

My career spans banking and finance, sales, and the building of multiple businesses from the ground up into multi-million-pound operations. I have raised companies through every stage of their growth, learned where they tend to break, and carried the responsibility when they did. The lessons that shaped me did not come from a classroom; they came from payroll that had to be met, decisions that could not be deferred, and the quiet discipline of running things that other people depend on.

Today I am an active shareholder and director across five businesses, working in risk management, facilities, security, compliance, property and training. That is not a portfolio I describe in the past tense. When I advise a business, I draw on what I am living through, the same pressures and trade-offs my clients face, faced from the same side of the table. It means the counsel I offer is current, practical, and grounded in real consequence rather than theory.

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Kyri Anastasi, Exec Consultancy
Kyri Anastasi
Founder & Executive Consultant · Greater London
25+
Years in business
Multi-£M
Businesses built from zero
300+
Personnel led
5
Active businesses across multiple sectors
My background

Built on substance,
not credentials.

I have made the difficult calls. I know what it costs to get them wrong, and what it takes to get them right.

I started my career in business banking, working directly with SME owners and directors. That period gave me a close understanding of capital, cash flow and risk, and the decisions that determine whether a business grows or stalls. It also gave me a clear view of what separates businesses that scale from those that stay stuck.

I went on to build and scale several companies from nothing into multi-million-pound operations, with large teams and complex operations across multiple service lines. Every one of those experiences, including the hard lessons, informs how I work with clients today. I am currently an active shareholder and director across five businesses operating in different sectors, which means the advice I give is grounded in what is happening in the real world right now, not just what worked in the past.

Through Exec Consultancy, I work with a select number of UK businesses on strategy, governance, risk and financial leadership. I have sat where you are sitting. I know what good decisions look like under pressure, and I know what poor ones cost.

Currently active in
Risk Management
Operational, reputational and regulatory risk across complex, multi-site UK operations.
Facilities Management
Integrated facilities services at scale across multiple sectors and geographies.
Security Services
Physical security across commercial, logistics and high-value environments, with active operations across the UK and into Europe.
Compliance
Regulatory compliance frameworks built to hold up to scrutiny and scale with the business, across UK and multi-jurisdictional European operations.
Property
Asset management and operational oversight of property-linked service businesses.
Training & Development
Accredited professional development, compliance training and workforce certification.
A measured next step
Ready to have a conversation?

If anything I have said resonates with your situation, the most useful next step is a short, no-pressure conversation. I will give you a candid view, you will get a clear sense of whether working together makes sense, and neither of us will have wasted the other's time.

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My career
Business Financial Advisor
Banking & Financial Services
I began my career advising SME owners and directors on financial strategy, capital planning and risk within a major financial institution. That foundation in structured financial thinking has underpinned every business decision I have made since.
Sales Executive
Corporate Services
I was responsible for securing significant contracts and managing senior client relationships over multi-year engagements. This period sharpened my commercial instincts and gave me a clear understanding of what clients are truly buying, trust, consistency and accountability.
Managing Director & Founder
Professional Services
I founded a professional services business from nothing and scaled it into a substantial operation with a large team, entirely through referral and repeat business. Being responsible for every function simultaneously gave me a complete view of how a business works under pressure.
Chief Financial Officer
Risk & Facilities Management
I took direct responsibility for the financial architecture of a growing multi-entity group, overseeing reporting, cash flow, compliance and the capital strategy required to fund expansion. That role gave me an unusually complete picture of how financial leadership either enables or constrains growth.
Director & CEO
Risk & Facilities Management
I built and continue to lead a multi-million-pound group across risk management, facilities, security and related service lines, with over 300 personnel expanding across the UK and into Europe. This is the experience I bring directly to clients through Exec Consultancy.
What I do

Areas of practice

01
Board & Executive Advisory
I work directly with owners and directors on governance, strategy and the decisions that shape a business's direction. Every engagement is handled personally, no juniors, no delegated delivery. You work with me directly, drawing on two decades of senior leadership experience.
02
Risk & Compliance Strategy
I help businesses identify and manage regulatory, reputational and operational risk, with practical frameworks that hold up in the real world. Having built and led businesses across heavily regulated sectors, I understand what compliance looks like in practice, not just on paper.
03
Market Entry & Expansion
I guide businesses into new markets and new geographies with commercially grounded strategy. I draw on direct experience of building operations across multiple sectors and countries, including active expansion work currently underway, so the advice I give reflects what the process actually involves.
04
Finance & Financial Governance
I bring two decades of hands-on financial leadership to bear, from my early career in business banking through to directing the financial strategy of a multi-million-pound group. I help businesses build sound financial governance, understand their numbers clearly and make better capital decisions.
How I work

Straightforward
from day one.

As someone actively running businesses across several sectors, I understand that your time is limited and every decision carries real weight. I do not believe in drawn-out onboarding or lengthy discovery processes for their own sake. My approach is direct, structured and focused on getting to the right answers quickly.

01
Free · 30 minutes
Initial Consultation
A straightforward conversation, no pitch, no pressure. I want to understand your situation and where the friction is. By the end of the call, we will both know whether working together makes sense.
No commitment
02
Structured review
In-Depth Assessment
I take a close look at your business, strategy, operations, finances and team. I ask the questions that often go unasked and look for the patterns that experienced operators recognise. A genuine commercial assessment, not a checklist.
Diagnostic depth
03
Clear deliverables
A Plan That Works
A clear, prioritised plan, not a lengthy document full of observations. Focused on the decisions and actions that will move the dial, built around your business and what is actually achievable.
Practical roadmap
04
Ongoing support
I Stay Involved
I remain involved through delivery, available for decisions, difficult conversations and course corrections as they arise. The measure of a good engagement is not the quality of the plan, it is the outcome.
Hands-on delivery
How I think
"I have made the difficult calls. I know what it costs to get them wrong, and what it takes to get them right."
Kyri Anastasi, Exec Consultancy
Practitioner, not theorist
Every recommendation I make is shaped by direct experience of building, leading and scaling businesses from the ground up. I do not advise on things I have not done myself.
Selective by design
I work with a small number of clients at any one time. That is a deliberate choice, it means every client receives my full attention, not a diluted version of it.
Commercially direct
I give clear, straightforward advice, with the commercial reality of implementation always in view. No jargon, no padding, no conclusions dressed up as strategy.
Free Resource

The Operator's
Playbook

Seven things nobody tells you about scaling a business. A short guide I wrote for founders and owner-managers, drawn from 25 years of building, leading and delivering across multiple industries. No frameworks, no theory. Just the observations I wish someone had shared with me when things first started getting harder instead of easier.

Seven pages. Free. No email address required.
What's inside
  • 01
    The revenue plateau isn't a sales problem
  • 02
    Your team isn't underperforming, they're unclear
  • 03
    Cash and profit are different things, and cash always wins
  • 04
    You are almost certainly underpricing
  • 05
    Culture isn't posters on the wall
  • 06
    What got you here won't get you there
  • 07
    You need one honest outside voice
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Book a free
consultation

If you have a specific challenge you are working through, or simply want to explore whether there is a fit, get in touch directly. I handle all enquiries personally and will come back to you within one business day.

Email
kyri@exec-consultancy.co.uk
I typically respond within one business day.
Location
Greater London, UK
In-person and remote engagements available.
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