Anthony Kleanthous

There are two well-known Anthony (Tony) Kleanthous's in the UK.

The first is the current chairman of League Two Barnet FC. He has become the central figure at Barnet in the long-running debate with Barnet Council over the Underhill club's attempts to find a site for the development of a new ground in the Borough of Barnet. Alterations to the football club continue to be put in place in order to aid the football club to adapt and improve. Kleanthous has seen the relegation of Barnet Football Club from the football league, as well as its promotion to its current status and its entry into major football competitions. He became the youngest football chairman to enter the football league when he bought the club in 1994. The second Anthony Kleanthous is a researcher, writer and speaker on sustainable business, and Senior Policy Adviser at WWF-UK. Kleanthous is co-author of two reports, “Let Them Eat Cake: Satisfying the new consumer appetite for responsible brands” (WWF-UK, 2006) and "Deeper Luxury" (WWf-UK, 2007). He sits on the Steering Committee of the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Sustainable Marketing working group and is a registered adviser to the UK Government's Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He was also a judge in the International Advertising Association's inaugural Socially Responsible Communications Awards, 2008. He was previously Strategy Director of Clownfish, Global eBusiness Manager at AstraZeneca, Head of Marketing at PayPal, Marketing Director of toptable.co.uk, and an account handler at Saatchi & Saatchi, London and BMP DDB Needham.