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270 Interim CEO Turnaround Czech Republic

About Our Client:

Our client is the Czech subsidiary of a major European group, operating across input distribution, own production, and trading. With approximately 100 employees, 10 active business units, and annual revenues close to 100 million EUR, the company holds significant operational scale within the national market. Despite its integration into a financially strong Central European parent group, the Czech entity has experienced persistent losses due to structural inefficiencies, fragmented leadership, and weak competitive positioning. CE Interim has been mandated to appoint an Interim Turnaround CEO to take full operational control, lead the restructuring, and restore the business to sustainable profitability.

Project Description:

This mandate appoints an independent Interim Chief Executive with full statutory authority and legal accountability to lead a radical restructuring and crisis management programme. The Interim CEO will act autonomously while maintaining structured communication with the parent company. The core mandate is to stabilise a distressed business, execute a decisive restructuring plan, and prepare the organisation for one of several outcomes: a turnaround supported by deep structural change, the preparation and execution of a sale, or a controlled closure if recovery proves unviable.

Key responsibilities include:

Act as Interim CEO and statutory representative with independent authority to take immediate stabilising decisions in a crisis environment
Lead a comprehensive restructuring and rightsizing programme, including workforce reduction, cost compression, asset decisions, and liquidity protection
Assess and execute scenario based pathways, ranging from radical turnaround to exit readiness or an orderly shutdown of activities
Oversee multi site operations to ensure strict operational discipline, business continuity, and alignment with restructuring objectives
Address entrenched cultural resistance by resetting performance expectations, strengthening communication, and creating organisational clarity in a distressed context
Deliver a fact based viability assessment and actionable recommendations to the corporate board within the first three to six months

Key Requirements

Crisis management and restructuring leadership
Statutory responsibility in distressed organisations
Workforce rightsizing and organisational reset
Liquidity protection and exit or closure readiness
Cross border stakeholder alignment

Interim Manager Required Skills:

You are a seasoned interim executive recognised for leading distressed organisations through restructuring, turnaround, and crisis management across industrial, agri-business, food processing, or broader B2B operational sectors.

Typical attributes include:

Former CEO, Managing Director, COO, or restructuring leader with extensive experience in crisis stabilisation and organisational rightsizing
Proven capability to lead radical restructuring programmes, including downsizing, restructuring of commercial and operational models, and decisive cost actions
Demonstrated success in shaping strategic outcomes for distressed businesses, including turnaround execution, sale preparation, or controlled liquidation
Strong command of liquidity management, risk mitigation, and statutory responsibility in complex, multi site environments
Direct, pragmatic leadership style with the presence required to confront cultural inertia and guide teams through uncertainty and difficult decisions
Skilled in cross border communication with international parent groups, providing clear recommendations and transparent progress reporting
Fluent in Czech with working English or German for effective coordination with group leadership

This mandate is suited to a crisis proven interim leader who can operate independently, assume full statutory responsibility, and deliver radical restructuring outcomes in a time critical and uncertain environment where closure remains a real possibility.

Key Requirements:

Turnaround track record, right-sizing of a 100mEur Revenue organization, Design and implementation of turnaround strategy

Type of Assignment:

Interim

Scope of Interim Assignment:

Turnaround and Restructuring

Functional Area of the Interim Manager:

General Management

Location:

Czech Republic

Duration:

6-12 months

Start Date:

January 2026

Why work with us?

CE Interim delivers proven executive interim leaders within 72 hours across borders, cultures, and industries. We specialize in high-impact interim management for private equity firms, family offices, and global corporations facing moments of transition: digital transformation, market entry, operational turnaround, post-merger integration, or crisis.

What sets us apart is not just the speed or depth of our network, it’s how we lead. Every engagement is personally guided by a CE Interim managing partner: former CEOs, CFOs, or COOs who’ve been on your side of the table, steering organizations through high-stakes decisions.

With a global talent pool and operational reach spanning Europe, the USA, and the Middle East, we don’t fill roles, we build trust, lead transitions, and deliver outcomes.

As part of the Valtus Alliance, the world’s largest alliance of Executive Interim Management companies, we ensure seamless international execution through 25+ offices and 80+ senior partners in over 50 countries.