Our Team
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Gethin Lewis - Managing Director and Principle Consultant
As the founder of Kingfisher Consultancy and Strategy, Gethin is a highly experienced senior Programme Director and business leader with twenty-five years of experience specialising in the execution, integration and delivery of complex IT and combat systems for the global defence, aerospace and commercial sectors.
He is a high impact and business savvy executive and with Business, Project and Engineering Management expertise.
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Jason Crawford - Associate Consultant
Jason is a defence and security consultant supporting UK and international clients across government and industry. He advises on strategy; campaigns; business development; workforce and digital transformation. He has worked directly with the Ministry of Defence on major programmes, including the Integrated Procurement Model, and helps companies position effectively within the UK Defence ecosystem.
He supports clients in building credible Defence and security partnerships, securing investment, and winning business — including helping international firms enter the UK market, and UK firms to break in overseas. His clients range from micro specialists to global primes.
Jason previously served in the RAF and Strategic Command, where he led 1,500 personnel and managed a £1Bn portfolio. He holds master's degrees from Birmingham and the USAF Air War College, and is a graduate of Oxford’s Major Project Leadership Academy.
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Andy Jeffrey OBE - Associate Consultant
Defence and aerospace BD specialist with experience in international and UK markets.
He is a highly valued and driven Business professional, who brings a uniquely varied aviation and defence focus to traditional business development and sales roles.
A strong and confident leader, able to balance the needs of his team with delivering first-class results. Typified by the award of the OBE in 2011.
He is a hugely experienced and respected Manager who leads by example, looking for wider opportunities to drive and win pursuits using extensive military, aerospace and business contacts.
Commercially savvy, skilled at forming strategic partnerships within the aerospace community to improve product utility and therefore increase awards. He is highly respected and highly acclaimed presenter and public speaker at ease with his peers, VPs, senior UK and International military and Government Ministers.
As an accomplished and highly decorated senior RAF officer of 25 years, he has been at the vanguard of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations in the RAF, Ministry of Defence and cross-government widely acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading subject matter experts in this growth area.
He is extremely comfortable and experienced in acting within a complex environment of international Single Services, Joint Forces, Governments and international customers.