Interim Transformation Director / COO | PE Value Creation, Turnaround & M&A Integration
This executive has built a career around converting strategy and value creation plans into tangible operational results. Their assignments typically involve businesses facing complex transformation, integration or performance challenges where multiple functions need to move simultaneously. They are equally comfortable leading enterprise-wide programmes and getting into the operational detail required to remove blockers and establish accountability.
They have extensive private equity portfolio experience across a number of investment cycles and ownership environments. Their work has included PE-backed SaaS turnarounds, acquisition integration, investor readiness, EBITDA improvement, operating model redesign and group-wide transformation. They understand the importance of pace, measurable delivery and clear board-level visibility within investor-backed businesses.
Well suited to Interim COO, Transformation Director, Chief Transformation Officer or value creation assignments, they bring a strong blend of commercial, operational and programme leadership. Their track record is particularly relevant to PE-backed businesses requiring rapid performance improvement, acquisition integration or execution of a complex value creation plan.
Increased cash EBITDA run rate by 2.75x in six months while leading a global transformation programme across a £44m SaaS business, delivering a new operating model and embedding a group PMO.
Delivered a strategic transformation programme across a circa £40m ARR construction SaaS business, coordinating 37 workstreams while supporting acquisition integration, annual budgeting and key enterprise customer activity.
Delivered full integration of an acquired European SaaS business within four months, including CRM and finance systems integration as part of a PE-backed portfolio transformation.
As Group COO of a £50m facilities and compliance business, delivered 40% CAGR and 3x EBITDA growth, completed three acquisitions and achieved an 11% cost reduction within an acquired division.
About the Candidate
This interim executive is an experienced transformation and operational leader specialising in private equity value creation, turnaround, restructuring and post-acquisition integration. Their background spans SaaS, technology, cybersecurity, facilities management, property services, engineering, infrastructure and regulated environments, with repeated responsibility for complex programmes involving EBITDA growth, margin expansion, operating model redesign and investor-led transformation.
They are particularly effective where a portfolio business has a clear value creation objective but needs experienced leadership to turn the plan into execution. Their expertise includes PMO professionalisation, cost optimisation, P&L management, M&A integration, organisational redesign, technology transformation and operational improvement. A former senior Army officer, they combine structured programme discipline with hands-on commercial leadership and are comfortable operating across large workforces, multi-site operations and complex stakeholder environments.