Interim CEO / COO & Commercial Transformation Leader | Stabilisation, Turnaround & Multi-Market Growth
This executive brings deep experience as a senior operator in highly disciplined, investor-style environments, with repeated success leading turnaround and transformation initiatives across telecoms, digital infrastructure and technology-led businesses. Their leadership style is pragmatic and delivery-focused, combining commercial insight with operational control to stabilise performance and drive sustained growth. They are particularly effective in regulated, unionised and multi-jurisdictional contexts where stakeholder alignment and execution rigour are critical.
They have strong exposure to private equity–style operating models, having spent many years leading businesses within corporate platforms that mirror PE expectations around cadence, governance, value creation and accountability. Their experience includes M&A integration, post-merger restructuring, due diligence support, growth and exit planning, and the implementation of PE-grade reporting and performance frameworks. They are comfortable operating at board level while remaining closely engaged in day-to-day execution.
Well suited to interim CEO, COO, commercial transformation or portfolio leadership roles, this executive brings credibility, pace and calm authority to complex environments. Their ability to stabilise operations quickly, reset leadership teams and deliver measurable financial and operational outcomes makes them a strong choice for boards and investors seeking decisive, hands-on leadership during periods of change or performance challenge.
As country CEO, returned a business to growth within six months and delivered more than 20% revenue growth, 50% EBITDA uplift and 15% customer growth within two years, restoring market leadership.
Led commercial transformation across a $300m, multi-country portfolio, delivering double-digit revenue growth through pricing discipline, channel optimisation and cross-market governance.
As portfolio CEO, introduced structured operating rhythm and KPI-led governance across commercial, operations, finance and technology, restoring board confidence and accelerating strategic delivery.
Played a senior leadership role in a major pre-acquisition transformation, contributing to a doubling of enterprise valuation through revenue growth, EBITDA expansion and improved execution discipline.
About the Candidate
This interim executive ihighly experienced commercial and operational leader with more than 25 years’ experience delivering stabilisation, turnaround and growth across complex, multi-market organisations. Formerly operating at CEO, COO and CCO level, they are trusted by boards, investors and executive teams to restore performance discipline, embed operating cadence and accelerate delivery during periods of transition or volatility. Their background spans large, international businesses operating with private-equity-grade pace, governance and financial rigour.