Full P&L accountability from day one.
The mandate type — CEO, Interim CEO, Operating Partner, or Performance Reset — is determined by the situation, not by a fixed service menu.
Hands-on execution to grow EBITDA, improve cash flow, and drive enterprise value.
A board or investor needs a proven full-time CEO to take full operational and commercial leadership — not an interim placeholder, but someone capable of owning the business and driving material performance improvement over a sustained period.
PE-backed industrial businesses, ASX-listed companies, large private businesses. Turnarounds, growth mandates, scale situations, and pre-exit performance uplift. Businesses where the commercial and operational agenda needs a step-change in leadership quality.
Discuss This CEO Mandate →A business has a leadership gap — through departure, underperformance, or transition — and needs experienced, credible leadership immediately. The board or investor cannot afford performance deterioration during a search process.
The business does not lose ground during the transition. Performance issues that existed before the interim appointment are identified and addressed. The incoming permanent CEO inherits a business in better shape than before.
Discuss This Interim Mandate →A PE firm needs an experienced operator embedded in a portfolio business to drive the value creation plan. The existing management team may be capable but needs operational depth, commercial discipline, and accountability frameworks that only come from someone who has run these businesses before.
EBITDA moves. Working capital releases. The business operates at a level consistent with the investment thesis. The PE firm has clear visibility on performance and confidence in execution.
Discuss This Operating Partner Mandate →A business is underperforming against its potential — EBITDA below where it should be, margin compressing, cash tightening, execution drifting. The board or investor needs someone to go into the business, diagnose the real causes, and implement the corrections.
Diagnoses the real performance drivers, implements commercial and operational corrections, and builds the accountability framework that sustains the improvement. Typically 3–9 months. Full P&L accountability for the outcomes.
Discuss a Performance Reset →All mandates: Australia and APAC. Portfolio and founder-led. PE-backed, private, and listed.