GO102 – Contract CEO/Managing Director/Business Change Consultant

Contract CEO/Managing Director/Business Change Consultant

• Salary Expectation: £180k+; Day rate: £600 – £1200 depending on role, location & longevity
•  Relocation/Location Preference: Based in Northamptonshire, UK
•  Engagement Preference: Immediately Available (Open to Contract, Interim, and potentially Permanent roles)
• Primary Industry Expertise: PE Backed businesses, Community Businesses, Manufacturing, B2B/B2C Markets, Precision Engineering, Refrigeration, Capital Equipment
• Core Value/Leadership Style: Turnaround & Profitable Growth, Collaborative Leadership
• Reference Quote: “A highly dependable leader who delivered.”

Professional Summary

A highly experienced executive with a proven, 25+ year track record of success across diverse sectors, including community businesses, manufacturing, and both B2B and B2C markets. This leader is results-driven, commercially-astute, and has extensive experience across precision engineering, refrigeration, capital equipment, and both SME and global corporate markets. Renowned for business turnaround excellence, they have an excellent success rate in delivering shareholder value through effective P&L leadership, strategic planning, and operational/supply chain excellence. Approaching leadership with an empathetic and collaborative style, they articulate a clear vision, foster a culture of honesty and transparency, and inspire teams of 35+ staff to surpass ambitious revenue and profit targets. A sound decision maker and resilient strategic thinker who excels at problem-solving under pressure.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Leadership & Consulting
• Lean Manufacturing & Distribution
• Continuous Improvement Initiatives
• Building, Scaling & Leading Teams
• Budgeting & Full P&L Management
• Business Turnaround & Strategy
• Restructuring & Culture Change
• Business Liquidity Improvements
• Global Supply Chain Optimisation
• M&As, New Business Acquisitions
• Business Development & Growth
• Sales & Digital Marketing Strategy
• Client Relationship Strengthening
• Revenue Growth & Cost Efficiency
• Performance Improvement, KPIs

Career Overview

Consulting and Interim Leadership (Current Role) (Since 2020)

Provides interim and fractional leadership to PE-backed and privately owned businesses requiring turnaround, integration, or restructuring.

• Interim Managing Director (Confidential PE Portfolio Business): Brought in post-investment to deliver full operational and financial turnaround, stabilising the business within six months. Implemented cash control and delivered positive EBITDA for five consecutive months, securing investor confidence.

• Interim Managing Director (Integrated Water Solutions Business): Engaged post-acquisition to integrate and restructure a newly acquired unit within a larger Group. Delivered full system merger and financial integration on time and achieved 112% of EBITDA target.

• Interim Consultant, Business Unit Lead (Large Group): Retained to create a shared Service Business Unit, identifying a £45m market opportunity} and structuring a growth plan.

• Interim / Fractional Managing Director (Multiple Assignments): Delivered multiple turnaround projects across a portfolio of family-owned and PE-backed SMEs. Oversaw nine assignments ranging £1.2m–£15m turnover, significantly improving liquidity and profitability.

• Selected Turnaround Results: Reversed £200k pcm losses to profit; grew EBITDA from £7k to £151k: doubled turnover and achieved 12% EBITDA for a machinery business.

Managing Director, B2B Wholesaler (Tefcold Group Subsidiary) (2018 – 2019)

Led post-acquisition integration and transformation of a £22m turnover B2B refrigeration wholesaler.

• Delivered £2.3 EBITDA and full repayment of £1m debt facility ahead of schedule.

• Implemented new ERP system, LEAN culture, and rebuilt management capability.

Managing Director, UK & Ireland (Global 1\text{bn} Industrial Company) (2015 – 2018)

Recruited to restore growth and operational discipline across UK and Ireland subsidiaries.

• Achieved 20% revenue growth and 200 bps margin improvement in the first year.

• Delivered best half-year performance in company history (2016).

• Established LEAN operating model, ISO accreditations, and high employee engagement.

Earlier Career

The first decade of experience included progressive roles in sales, key account management, and leadership within a major global engineering corporation and related industrial sectors, culminating in the role of Head of a Key Express Business Unit.

Key Achievements

 Business & Transformation Turnaround

• Rescued a loss-making Automotive Conversion Company from losing £200k per month for 18 months, swiftly restoring the business back to profitability and increasing monthly revenues from £800k to £1.35m.

• Successfully engaged with 10 separate community businesses as an interim leader, ranging in size from £1.2m to over £15m+ turnover.

• Led the integration of a Refrigeration Wholesaler into a major European Group, including completing financial reporting and ERP system integration.

• Achieved the Global Benchmark for a key Business Unit within a FTSE 250 manufacturer, driving incremental sales growth for two consecutive years and being described as ‘best in class’.

• Successfully delivered the best first half sales performance in the history of a major UK Floor Cleaning Machine business in 2016.

 Financial & Operational Efficiency

• Took a Bathroom Wholesaler from only £7k EBITDA to £151k EBITDA, whilst simultaneously reducing debt by £200k and improving cash liquidity.

• Assisted a Machinery Group in growing turnover from £9m to £13m and increasing EBIT from £200k to over £2.5m+.

• Improved margins for the Automotive Conversion Company from 24% to 30%.

• Improved a UK/Irish Manufacturing Business’s Net Sales performance Qtr. on Qtr. by 20% and Business Unit Operating Profit (BUOP) by 200 basis points (from 24.8% to 26.8%).

• Generated cash reserves to repay a major £1m loan early for the Refrigeration Wholesaler, maintaining a healthy cashflow position.

• Grew a Small Cleaning Equipment Distributor from £1.2m to £1.6m revenue and increased EBITDA from £44k to £170k EBITDA, making it fully self-sustaining.

 Quality & Compliance

• Implemented LEAN culture (5S, QDIPS daily management, Kaizen events) across multiple business units to remove waste and boost efficiencies.

• Delivered quality initiatives in 2017, achieving ISO9001 and ISO 14001 (2015) accreditations for the Floor Cleaning Machine Manufacturer.

• Proactively engaged on the steering committee to facilitate the replacement of a legacy ERP system with Microsoft Dynamics.

 Motivation for New Role

• Seeking a new Contract, Interim, or C-Suite leadership challenge to apply a proven track record of 25+ years in turnaround, strategic planning, and profitable growth.

• Driven to engage with organisations needing immediate operational and financial restructuring.

• Focused on leveraging deep expertise in community businesses and lean manufacturing to deliver substantial, measurable shareholder value and cash liquidity improvements.