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001 · Operator · Milan · Europe

TURNAROUNDCEO.

Hire a turnaround CEO who takes the wheel to reverse decline and return companies to growth and profit. If you are looking to find an operator, not another advisor, this is the seat. Full authority. Real numbers.

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Note: this is commercial and operational turnaround. Not debt restructuring, not insolvency. For creditors and courts you need a restructuring advisor. Stating that distinction up front is a strength.

Niklas Lindahl, turnaround CEO
NIKLAS LINDAHL // MILANO // 45.46°N 9.19°E
+500%
Italy revenue grown €3M → €18M in a year as MD
40 → 30%
Marketing-to-revenue cut, +18% EBITA uplift
€607M
MGM Resorts exit enabled as CMO of LeoVegas Group
002 · Who this is for
For

Owners

Founder-led business that worked, then stopped working. You want it fixed, not reported on.

For

Boards

Chair or independent directors who need an operator in the seat, fast, with a hard mandate.

For

Private equity

A portfolio company missing plan. You need a CEO who lands, decides, and delivers in two quarters.

003 · What is a turnaround CEO

A CEO who takes the wheel.

A turnaround CEO is an interim chief executive parachuted in to reverse decline. The mandate is short, the authority is full, the scope is commercial and operational. Stabilise cash, cut what does not pay, refocus the business, restore growth. Hands on the controls, not slides on a table.

Read the definition →The 30/90/180 playbook →
Not this
  • × Debt restructuring
  • × Court-led insolvency
  • × Creditor negotiation as a process
This
  • ✓ Cash discipline
  • ✓ Cost and margin recovery
  • ✓ Refocus and revenue restart
  • ✓ Operator in the seat
004 · Proof, in numbers
Turnaround · CEO · 2024–2025

Returned to growth.

Forvana Gaming, US-fund-backed operator. Full P&L turnaround. Rebuilt leadership and platform. Growth restored, mandate handed back.

MD Italy · LeoVegas · 2018–2020

3M → 18M in a year.

Scaled Italy revenue by 500% in under twelve months. Then took the marketing-to-revenue ratio from 40% to 30% as CMO of the group.

All proof →
Next step

One call. Twenty minutes.

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People also ask
006

Hiring a turnaround CEO in Italy.

Q01How do I hire a turnaround CEO in Italy?+
Book a twenty-minute intro call. If a turnaround CEO is the right move, we scope the mandate, agree the authority and fee, and start within two to four weeks. No RFP, no long procurement cycle.
Q02Do you take mandates in Milano and Roma?+
Yes. Based in Milano, taking chief executive officer mandates across Roma, Torino, Bologna and the rest of Italia. On site when the situation requires it, weekly cadence otherwise.
Q03Can you run a turnaround for a PE-backed portfolio company?+
Yes. Comfortable with LP reporting, value creation plans, quarterly board packs and the sponsor cadence. I have operated inside PE-backed groups and understand the exit clock.
Q04How fast can you start?+
Two weeks for a standard mandate. One week when the cash situation is critical. The first thirty days are the highest leverage in any turnaround, so speed matters.
Q05Do you work in English, Italian and Swedish?+
Yes. Board packs, negotiations and internal comms in all three. Useful for Nordic owners of Italian assets and Italian companies with Nordic investors.
Q06What size company do you work with?+
Companies from €5M to €150M in revenue. Below that, a fractional operator is a better fit. Above that, the mandate is usually a group carve-out rather than the whole company.
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Niklas Lindahl in Milan
005 · Based in Milan

Chief executive officer in Milano. Operating across Roma and Italia.

Trilingual chief executive officer: English, Italian, Swedish. Based in Milano, taking turnaround CEO mandates in Roma and across Italia, and inside PE-backed groups across Europe. Lands fast, runs the room from day one.

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