Interim CFO & Operating Partner | Private Equity Value Creation, Carve-Outs, Integrations & Exits
This executive combines deep financial expertise with strong operational leadership, having spent many years guiding private-equity-owned and investor-backed businesses through transformation, scale-up and exit. Their background includes interim CFO roles, operating partner assignments and board-level advisory work across sectors such as technology, data-rich businesses, SaaS, media, services and industrial platforms. They are recognised for making complexity manageable, stabilising organisations during periods of rapid change and building platforms that sustain long-term performance.
They have extensive exposure to private equity across the full investment lifecycle, including buy-side and sell-side transactions, carve-outs, integrations, accelerated buy-and-build strategies, refinancing and exit execution. Their experience includes partnering with Tier-1 sponsors, family offices and growth investors to deliver value-creation plans, improve governance and ensure businesses meet PE expectations for reporting, control and operational discipline. They are comfortable operating in highly leveraged and multi-country environments, balancing speed with risk management.
Well suited to interim CFO, operating partner, transformation lead or board advisory roles, this executive brings a structured, solutions-focused style and a strong track record of delivery. Their ability to combine strategic insight with hands-on execution makes them a trusted leader for investors and boards seeking stability, momentum and measurable value creation during complex transitions.
Led global finance transformation and post-merger implementation for a newly created international group following a complex carve-out and large-scale acquisition, establishing operating models, controls, governance and data foundations across 20+ jurisdictions.
Delivered multiple private equity exit and refinancing mandates, providing operating partner-level leadership across carve-out planning, due diligence, investor engagement and post-deal separation.
Supported high-growth PE portfolio companies through exit readiness, vendor assistance and complex international M&A, strengthening financial transparency, controls and decision-making under time-critical conditions.
Built and upgraded international finance and operating teams, improving governance, accountability and performance while supporting accelerated buy-and-build strategies and large-scale integrations.
About the Candidate
This interim executive is a highly experienced CFO and operating partner specialising in private-equity-backed transformation, carve-outs, post-merger integration and exit delivery. With extensive international experience across mid- and upper-mid-cap businesses, they are routinely appointed into complex, high-leverage or post-deal environments to restore clarity, stabilise execution and accelerate value creation. Their expertise spans finance, operations, systems, data, governance and commercial performance, enabling them to design scalable platforms that support growth and investor outcomes.
They excel in situations involving organisational disruption, multi-jurisdictional complexity, fragmented operating models or rapid M&A activity. Known for diagnosing root-cause execution blockers, they bring structure, momentum and disciplined governance, aligning leadership teams around PE-grade performance standards. Their pragmatic, hands-on approach allows them to move seamlessly from board-level strategy to detailed operational delivery, ensuring transformation programmes translate into measurable EBITDA, cash and exit readiness improvements.