About Black Rook

A different kind of consulting firm

Three senior partners. 75+ years of combined consulting experience. One simple model: senior expertise, directly applied, without the big-firm overhead.
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OUR STORY

Why we built Black Rook.

Black Rook Consulting is a specialist consulting brand focused on strategy and maturity, and M&A-related transformation. We help our clients unlock value and deliver complex change.
Built upon the experience of three seasoned consultants, augmented by a wider network of trusted, high-caliber experts, we provide lean and effective partnerships. Collaborating with scale-ups and established enterprises, we solve complex challenges and realize latent potential — delivering tangible results through direct, hands-on engagements.
Based in the UK and serving the EMEA region, we operate a low-overhead business. That means your investment goes directly towards your objectives — not to supporting partner bonuses, expensive office footprints or back-office operations.

Our Delivery Model

  • Tailored integration: we enable organisational maturity by upskilling your internal teams, embedding bespoke frameworks, or taking direct ownership of delivery to guarantee results.
  • Scalable team model: we scale according to the demands of the work, rapidly mobilizing teams of trusted independent practitioners for major transformations.
  • Fractional and accessible consulting: for smaller organizations, we offer fractional consulting — an economical and effective way to achieve breakthroughs in maturity without a full-time commitment.
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WHO THIS IS FOR

Meet the partners.

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Joel Attwood
Transformation Architecture & Execution
25+ years of transformation experience across global cultures and industries. Has led programmes across financial services, energy, public sector, manufacturing and private equity — always with a focus on building lasting capability alongside delivering results.
  • Programme Architecture
  • Global Transformation
  • Financial Services
  • Capability Building
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Kris Mietz
Technology & Business Transformation
20+ years across global markets. Specialises in technology and digital strategy directly tethered to business goals. Senior roles at PwC and Standard Bank. Has delivered transformation programmes across EMEA, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
  • Technology Strategy
  • PwC & Standard Bank Alumni
  • Digital Transformation
  • Global Markets
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Matt Gillett
Executive Advisory & Transformation
25+ years specializing in M&A, business transformation and complex change. Deep experience in retail, leisure and marketing alongside large-scale separations in entertainment and banking. Has worked with PE-backed businesses, listed companies and owner-managed businesses across the UK and Europe.
  • M&A Integration & Separation
  • Strategic Planning
  • PE-backed Transformation
  • Retail & Leisure