Nick Wilkinson
Founder & CEO, Wilkinson Advisory Services
Nick Wilkinson is the Founder and CEO of Wilkinson Advisory Services, providing strategic consulting and interim / fractional executive management. The company has successfully delivered engagements with clients ranging from SMBs to multi-national corporations in aerospace, manufacturing, healthcare, legal and professional services industries.
Most recently, Nick was the Chief Executive Officer of Binary Tree. He focused on developing Binary Tree’s people and delivering increased innovation across the company’s products and services. Nick ensured that Binary Tree’s clients could take full advantage of an integrated portfolio of solutions to power the transformation of their IT environments. He secured a successful exit with the sale of the company to Quest Software.
Nick had previously served as Binary Tree’s chief operating officer. In that role, his responsibilities encompassed the successful operations of product management, IT, development, quality assurance and support and the delivery of all of Binary Tree’s consulting and managed services engagements. He was responsible for the introduction of Power365® - the company’s first SaaS product.
With more than 25 years in corporate management and extensive executive expertise in the global information technology service industry, Nick has achieved success across the commercial spectrum: Fortune 150, private equity-backed and start ups. His roles included P&L management, corporate strategy, consultancy, sales and marketing and portfolio management. He led global service organizations, working throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and North and South America.
Nick began his career as a British Royal Air Force officer. Subsequently, he enjoyed a broad and successful career with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). He led several marquee accounts; the chemical, energy and natural resources industry group; and Australian regional operations. He was also responsible for the global portfolio management organization, which incubated new service offerings in infrastructure, applications, cloud and cyber security. Later, he served as the CEO of Vitalyst, where he focused on diversifying the company’s portfolio of services and expanding its partner network.
Nick has a Bachelor of Arts in economics and social studies from the University of Manchester and a master’s degree in business administration from The Open University in the U.K.
