Professional services

10 interim CFOs

These ten interim CFOs have stepped in as temporary finance chiefs, with current or past titles such as Interim CFO, Interim Group CFO and Interim CFO & Board Adviser. Readers can learn how an interim CFO takes over a finance function quickly, stabilizes cash and reporting, and supports transactions, restructurings or a handover to a permanent CFO.

10 professionals10 companiesData retrieved September 29, 2026

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  1. Andre Gerbeth

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Interim CFO Management Consultant · Andre Gerbeth

    Interim CFO Management Consultant under his own name since 2025, after serving as Chief Financial Officer at Wunderflats (2020–2024). His profile says that as an interim CFO and consultant he supports scale-up and growth-stage companies in optimizing financial structures and professionalizing the organization, and it also lists Chief Financial Officer Vorstand at brillen.de by SuperVista AG (2018–2020).

  2. Chris Fletcher

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Interim CFO · Crown Agents

    Former Interim CFO at Crown Agents (2024) and Interim CFO & Finance Transformation Lead at RICOR Group (2022–2023), and Interim Finance Lead at Totally Plc (2025). His profile describes him as a professional interim since 2021 specializing in financial transformation in businesses in tight cashflow and turnaround situations, with private equity, privately owned and not-for-profit experience.

  3. Curt Holmertz

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Advisor Interim CFO · Teira® - Building Intelligence

    Former Advisor Interim CFO at Teira® - Building Intelligence (2024–2025) and Advisor Interim Sell Side Project Lead at Aderian (2026), and an Interim Management Consultant at Mälarsyn Konsult AB since 2001. His profile describes interim and permanent C-suite roles across energy, retail, logistics, technology, aviation and private-equity-owned businesses, including carve-outs, distressed turnarounds and IT/ERP transformations.

  4. David Craven

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Interim CFO - Alterra Capital 100M T · ARP Africa Travel

    Former Interim CFO - Alterra Capital 100M T at ARP Africa Travel (2025–2026), where his profile lists finance function professionalisation, funds flow, budget, post deal integration, cashflow, bank covenants and audit work. He was also Interim CFO PE 3i 300M T at SRL Traffic Systems (2025) and Interim CFO - PE 100M T UK & ANZ Harwood Capital PE at Mr Fothergill's Seeds Ltd (2023).

  5. David Jenkin

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Interim CFO, Turnaround Director, Interim Manager, Board Advisor · Self employed

    Self-employed Interim CFO, Turnaround Director, Interim Manager, Board Advisor since 2017; his profile describes interim assignments as a CFO, turnaround director or interim manager providing leadership. His profile also lists Senior Manager, Turnaround and Restructuring at KPMG (2012–2017) and Manager, KPMG Advisory Caribbean (2009–2012).

  6. Filippo Fronterre

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Interim CFO · iCFO-Interim GmbH

    Interim CFO at iCFO-Interim GmbH since 2026; his other iCFO-Interim GmbH roles include Interim GROUP CFO (2024–2025), Interim Head of Group Treasury (2025) and Interim Director Accounting (2023). His profile says he works across industrial and logistics sectors in Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy and France, supporting companies, groups and private equity investors in decisive transition phases.

  7. Jeremy Rudd

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Interim CFO & Board Adviser · Jeremy G W Rudd

    Interim CFO & Board Adviser under his own name (Jeremy G W Rudd) since 2022, and self-employed Interim CFO Transformation Finance Lead since 2006. His profile says he undertakes interim CFO and board advisory mandates during periods of transition such as post-transaction, restructuring, refinancing or succession, with recent engagements including a UK manufacturing business after an MBO and an international publishing group.

  8. Jim Lucas

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Interim CFO · Independent

    Independent Interim CFO since 2022, with Interim CFO roles at SKB Cases (2025) and Headlight (2022–2023) and an Office of the CFO (Interim) role at American Holt Corp. (2022). His profile says he has been placed as an Interim CFO with PE-backed portfolio companies, and it also lists Fractional CFO at ClearLight Biotechnologies, LLC (2019–2022).

  9. Karen Gordon, CMA

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Professional Interim CFO · Gordon Organization

    Professional Interim CFO at Gordon Organization since 2015 and former Interim CFO at VOA Michigan (2025–2026). Her profile says she steps into complex, high-stakes environments when organizations need experienced financial leadership now, specializing in transitional executive leadership and stabilizing finance functions; it also lists Chief Financial Officer at St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center (SVSF Center) (2022–2025).

  10. Sven Merkel

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Interim CFO & Managing Director · SERO - Member of SERO EMS Group

    Former Interim CFO & Managing Director at SERO - Member of SERO EMS Group (2019–2022) and Interim - Group CFO at Infrafibre Germany (2023–2025); he has been a Partner at Executive Interim Partners GmbH since 2015. His profile also lists Interim - CFO & Managing Director at B2X Care Solutions (2017–2018) and expertise in finance, performance improvement, restructuring and business transformation.

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  1. 01What do you do in the first 30 days of an interim CFO assignment to stabilize cash and reporting?
  2. 02How do you work with lenders, investors and the board when a company is in a restructuring or turnaround?
  3. 03How do you prepare the finance team and hand over when a permanent CFO is hired?

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