Interim & fractional executive leadership
C³ executives take ownership through transition, growth and recovery. Finance, operations, commercial strategy and transformation, supported by a dedicated Financial Services practice.
Urgent need? Email Mark directly. We respond within one business day.
Selected leadership results
Mark provided interim accounting and controllership leadership at a PE-owned global professional services firm with operations in five countries. The team restored the monthly close and completed the annual audit in approximately 10 weeks.
Read the recovery storyAs reported to Eric by the client’s CIO, the firm Eric led completed a cloud migration in about 60 days and cut hosting and support costs roughly in half.
Explore Eric’s experienceOur practices
Interim and fractional executives who step into critical seats during vacancy, growth, transition or restructuring.
Explore Executive LeadershipCFO leadership, controllership, close, reporting and transaction support, backed by a complete accounting function.
Explore Financial ServicesWhen we are engaged
Selected engagements
Global, multi-entity professional services
10 weeks
18 months of unclosed books cleaned up.
Audit completed.
A private equity-owned, global, multi-entity professional services firm with approximately $100 million in revenue faced 18 months of unclosed books, a badly implemented ERP system and unreliable legacy records. The prior personnel had departed, leaving a completely new accounting team to untangle the problems.
Mark provided interim accounting and controllership leadership, working with the new team to restore the monthly close, reconcile the records and complete the annual audit in approximately 10 weeks. He also supported acquisition due diligence.
Restructuring · Cash governance
Solar infrastructure
business
13-week
Situation
A solar infrastructure business entered Chapter 11 without an executive owner and required financial discipline and hands-on operational leadership.
Result
Mark carried significant operational responsibilities alongside financial leadership, installed 13-week cash governance and protected core operations.
Technology · Operating cost
Consumer membership business
~60 days
Situation
A consumer membership business faced a major hardware refresh and needed a more sustainable infrastructure model.
Result
As reported to Eric by the client’s CIO, the firm Eric led avoided a $2.5 million hardware refresh, cut hosting and support costs roughly in half, and completed the migration in about 60 days.
Client names are withheld to protect confidentiality.
More on our financial services workHow we work
Most engagements begin with immediate stabilization, then shift to fractional coverage until a permanent transition is de-risked.
A confidential assessment of priorities, the leadership need and the work ahead. We can meet within seven days.
Agree on priorities, reporting expectations and decision rights with ownership and management. Define the responsible executive, scope and timing.
Take ownership of execution, then transition responsibilities to permanent leadership.
A senior executive embedded in the role, owning the function through the transition.
Ongoing senior leadership on a part-time basis.
A defined scope with a clear end point, such as transaction preparation or historical cleanup.
No minimum commitment. Pricing reflects the scope of work.
Executive Leadership
Mark leads financial recovery, operating priorities, cash governance and transaction execution.
Eric connects commercial strategy, partnerships, technology and integration to business outcomes.
Ravi brings operating-model design, procurement, commercial terms and execution governance.
Engagements span all seven leadership areas. When leadership alignment or organizational change requires additional support, independent specialists can bring executive coaching, leadership development, team effectiveness and strategic facilitation into the engagement.
Explore the full leadership practiceOur people
One operator stabilizes the business, one commercializes it, and one designs how it should run. The executive in your seat can draw on colleagues who have run the neighboring functions.
Interim Executive · Finance, Operations & Transactions
Mark takes ownership of financial and operating recovery in businesses under pressure. His work spans more than 50 companies, including PE-owned businesses, and includes audit completion, sale leadership and operational responsibility through permanent handoff.
Full profile
Growth, Strategy & Technology Transformation
Eric built and led businesses across marketing, partnerships and technology transformation. His experience connects commercial strategy, acquisition integration and the operating decisions behind growth.
Full profile
Strategy, Execution Risk & Commercial Systems
Ravi designs operating models, commercial systems and the path from concept to market. He tests strategy, capacity and execution risk before more capital is committed, with particular depth in procurement and commercial terms.
Full profileWe can meet within seven days for an initial assessment. We agree on the engagement start date as part of defining the scope.
We agree on the responsibilities and scope. Support can mean an embedded executive, a complete accounting function, an extension of your team or a defined financial project.
There is no minimum commitment. We shape the engagement around the work you need.
Executive support can bridge the transition to permanent leadership. Accounting and CFO support can cover ongoing needs or a specific task.
Our primary goal is to take ownership through the transition and help transfer responsibilities to your full-time employees.
Our experience includes founder-led businesses, private equity-backed companies and nonprofit organizations. Industries include professional services, education, SaaS, manufacturing, construction and e-commerce.
Pricing is based on the scope of work required. There is no minimum commitment.
Yes. We treat all conversations, inquiries and client work as confidential.
Yes. Mark leads finance and operations; Eric leads growth, strategy and technology transformation; Ravi leads strategy, execution risk and commercial systems. We define the responsible executive and scope for each engagement.
We can meet within seven days for an initial assessment and respond to inquiries within one business day. We agree on the engagement start date after reviewing the scope, priorities and availability. For an urgent need, email Mark directly.
Yes. Our finance work includes cash forecasting, financing support, lender and board reporting, and transaction diligence. Mark has led financial recovery and operations in private equity-owned businesses.
Yes. We can prepare supporting schedules, reconcile the underlying financial information and coordinate reporting requirements with your leadership team and lenders. The work is defined around your financing agreements and reporting deadlines.
A vacant seat, an audit deadline or an urgent financial issue: email Mark directly. We respond within one business day. Every conversation and engagement is confidential.
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