Tony Blight Profile

During his 8 years in the Private Banking sector of the Midland Bank, now part of the HSBC Group, Tony studied and completed Chartered Institute of Bankers Examinations and handled business involving Investment Portfolio Management, Deceased Estate Administration and tax affairs.

Tony joined Forte Hotels as a Financial Controller and was rapidly promoted to Head Office roles including Senior Internal Auditor for the 240 UK and Irish Hotels. With a passion for skiing, he later became the General Manager of one of the premiere Ski Centres in the UK and handled a major development programme. During this time, he also sat on the Leisure Advisory Committee at Duchy College in Cornwall.

In 1999, Tony formed Rees Blight Consulting and over a four year period successfully completed assignments for clients involving litigation support, interim management, system design, financial training and corporate governance. In 2003, he joined one of his clients, a large hotel group, in a senior financial role. Here he was part of the project team that centralised the accounting function for 80 hotels.

After attending the University of Glamorgan, on a part time basis between 2001 and 2004, Tony was awarded a distinction in his MBA. His outstanding dissertation examined how branded hotels can respond best to changes in a dynamic environment with rigid brand structures.

Tony was appointed the Finance Director for a small luxury hotel group in 2005. During the past 4 years, he has restructured the accounting function and project managed the construction of 39 new bedrooms adjacent to a Grade 1 listed building. After the successful completion of these projects in 2008, he was appointed Commercial Director with a particular focus on website development and optimisation.

You can contact Tony Blight on 07777 696145 or click here to e-mail.
Skype : tony.blight1