Takes the CEO seat. Runs the plan.
For boards, founders, and sponsors between permanent CEOs, or with a chief executive who cannot yet carry the full operating load. We close the gap without pausing the business. We take the CEO seat under a defined charter, with signing authority, board reporting, and full accountability for the operating plan. We own the P&L, the executive team, and the cadence that connects strategy to weekly execution. Johanna sits in the chair; the firm stands behind her with operating depth across supply chain, finance, commercial, and organization design.
What the engagement covers
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Weeks 1–3, Operating diagnostic. Read the P&L, walk the sites, meet the top forty, pressure-test the plan. Deliver a written point of view to the board.
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Weeks 4–10, Reset the plan. Rebuild the operating model, the executive scorecard, and the 13-week cash view. Reset commitments with customers, lenders, and the board.
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Ongoing, Weekly operating cadence. Monday leadership review, Wednesday functional deep-dive, Friday board note. Monthly business review against the plan. Quarterly board pack.
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Transition, Successor hand-off. Recruit or coach the permanent CEO. Hand over the cadence, not just the title. Stay on the board as required.
Who engages a Fractional CEO
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PE-backed platforms between CEOs, pre-exit or mid-hold.
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Founder-led companies past $50M where the founder is stepping back from operations.
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Boards facing a sudden CEO departure that cannot wait nine months for a search.
Engagement structure
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Typically 2–4 days per week. Minimum six-month commitment. Scoped to the specific mandate — transition management, growth acceleration, or operating stabilisation. Monthly board reporting standard.
Where the boundary sits
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Not advisory. The fractional CEO is in the operating system, not observing it. If a decision requires the CEO, she makes it.
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Not a rescue engagement. If the business is in financial distress, the relevant service is a Business Turnaround, a different scope, cadence, and mandate.
Where this discipline compounds.
Bring the mandate. We will tell you within one conversation whether the seat is ours to take.
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