Buyer's guide. Hire an interim CEO.
Hire an interim CEO.
A hiring guide for board chairs, founders and PE deal teams. Cost, contract, timing and fit. Then book an intro call with one operator.
One operator. Italy + cross-border.
This site is structured as a hiring guide that happens to convert to one specific interim CEO. Read the guide. If the fit is there, book a 30-minute call.
Three proof points
Operator numbers. Not advisory numbers.
€120M+
Annual marketing budget run as CMO of LeoVegas Group
€50M
Incremental revenue delivered in under 12 months
€607M
Contributed to the MGM acquisition of LeoVegas
Full numbers on the track record page.
How hiring works
Four steps. Two weeks.
01
Intro call
30 minutes. Situation, timeline, reporting line.
02
Written mandate
One page. Outcome, scope, day rate or retainer. 48 hours.
03
Start
On the ground within two weeks. Full executive authority.
04
Handover
Clean exit. Successor briefed. Documented.
The full process is on the how-to-hire page.
Solutions by situation
Pick the page that fits your case.
Solution
Interim CEO for PE
Hold the operating line in your Italian portfolio company.
Solution
Turnaround CEO Italy
Cash in 30, cuts in 90, plan in 180. Hands-on operator.
Solution
Post-acquisition integration
Day-one execution. 100-day plan. One accountable seat.
Solution
Italy market entry
Stand up your Italian opco. No expat cost. Trilingual.
Solution
Fractional CEO Italy
Part-time CEO for scale-ups and family businesses.
Guide
How to hire
Mandate, scope, contract, start, handover.
Guide
What it costs
Day rate vs retainer. What drives the number.
Proof
Track record
Mandates with the numbers as headlines.
Top questions
What buyers ask first.
How do you hire an interim CEO?
Define the mandate in one page (situation, outcome, timeline, reporting line), agree day rate or monthly retainer, sign a short interim engagement contract, and start within two weeks. The board or controlling shareholder signs, not HR.
What does an interim CEO cost in Italy?
Day rates for a credible interim CEO in Italy typically run between EUR 1,500 and EUR 3,500 per day, or EUR 25,000 to EUR 55,000 per month on retainer. The number is driven by company size, complexity, urgency and time commitment. Total engagement cost is what matters, not the rate.
How fast can an interim CEO start?
Days, not months. A scoped mandate and written pricing land within 48 hours of the intro call. On-the-ground start is typically within two weeks.
Interim CEO or fractional CEO. Which do I need?
Interim CEO is full-time, single mandate, defined exit. Fractional CEO is part-time, ongoing, often across multiple companies. Pick interim for turnarounds, leadership gaps and post-acquisition. Pick fractional for early-stage scale-up with limited budget.
Full list on the FAQ page.
Next step
Need a CEO in Italy. Fast.
Book a 30-minute intro call. No pitch deck. Direct answers on fit, timeline and scope.