Interim Chief Executive & Transformation Leader | Turnaround, Governance & Strategic Growth Specialist
This interim executive offers deep experience in organisational transformation, strategic leadership and complex multi-stakeholder environments. Their career spans entrepreneurial ventures, large-scale operational leadership and advisory roles for both public and private sector bodies. They bring a strong track record of guiding organisations through change while maintaining alignment with mission, purpose and long-term stakeholder value.
They have extensive exposure to Private Equity, having delivered turnaround programmes, structured investment opportunities, managed significant debt portfolios and prepared businesses for acquisition. Their work includes securing major PE investments, leading value-creation initiatives, and advising investor-backed organisations on strategy, restructuring and operational improvement. This combination of commercial acumen and transformational capability positions them strongly for assignments requiring investor engagement, pre-sale preparation or post-investment stabilisation.
Known for a collaborative, integrity-led leadership style, this executive is particularly suited to complex organisations—whether heritage estates, energy infrastructures, healthcare-related services or corporate entities—where strategic renewal and strong governance are required. They are adept at balancing financial discipline with community impact, operational performance with long-term sustainability, and commercial outcomes with cultural transformation.
Delivered profitability within four months for a large food manufacturing business, increasing service levels from 77% to 97%, improving OEE by 9.9 percentage points, and reducing unit costs by 18%.
Stabilised and reset the UK division of a multinational consumer products business, achieving 40% overhead savings, rebuilding the leadership team, and restoring the supply base and commercial partnerships.
Led a multi-year transformation of a consumer goods company, establishing modern systems, redesigning structure and controls, delivering a profitable growth strategy, and revitalising product and commercial platforms.
Directed turnaround and strategic transformation programmes for PE-backed and privately held businesses, including complex post-acquisition integration, omni-channel growth strategy, and major operational and financial recovery.
About the Candidate
This executive brings over 25 years of senior leadership experience across transformation, organisational strategy, restructuring, and stakeholder engagement. They have successfully led complex operational, financial and cultural change programmes across sectors including infrastructure, heritage, energy, environmental services, real estate and finance. Their approach combines values-led leadership with a strong commercial mindset, making them highly effective in organisations undergoing strategic repositioning, governance reform or cross-sector partnership development.
They excel in situations requiring turnaround, debt restructuring, investor engagement, business model reinvention, and the stabilisation of distressed or stagnating organisations. Adept at working with boards, private equity investors, lenders, government bodies and charitable trusts, they bring a proven ability to secure investment, rebuild financial resilience, and deliver sustainable long-term strategic plans. They are particularly effective in purpose-driven or public-facing environments where commercial imperatives must be balanced with social impact.