Amedeo C.

Interim CEO

London, United Kingdom

Experience

Mar 2022 - Sep 2025
3 years 7 months
London, United Kingdom
Hybrid

Interim CEO

COSMO Group

Appointed to lead the full transformation and restructuring of a 21-site restaurant group with £70m+ annual revenue, with full P&L ownership. Main achievements:

  • Designed and fully implemented a bespoke franchise model to enhance accountability and operational adaptability.
  • Set strategic direction to solve complex operational and financial challenges, restructuring the business to enable digitally-driven, scalable expansion.
  • Drove full-spectrum change adoption across leadership and frontline teams, embedding cultural and systems change to deliver measurable performance uplift and SG&A efficiency.
  • Managed relationships with senior stakeholders (owners, lenders and investors), securing buy-in for a new franchise model and delivering investor-ready board-level reporting and restructuring playbooks.
  • Supported and guided a newly recruited senior management team, ensuring new methodologies and processes were followed to deliver operational consistency and measurable value.
Dec 2016 - Dec 2021
5 years 1 month
London, United Kingdom
Hybrid

Managing Director

Mercato Metropolitano Group

Designed and led the growth strategy of a multi-site sustainable food venture, overseeing full P&L and corporate development. Main achievements:

  • Led investment structuring and diligence processes for UK, European and U.S. expansion, including JV negotiations and market-entry analysis.
  • Grew the group from start-up to £23m annual revenue, delivering 35%+ YoY growth pre-Covid by establishing a scalable foundation, including the set up of all core operational and digital systems, the adoption of an ERP and the onboarding of a Big 4 accounting firm to build robust compliance infrastructures.
  • Forged partnerships with capital supporters and leading educational institutions, including Imperial College, London Southbank University and European culinary academies.
Sep 2013 - Present
12 years 2 months
London, United Kingdom
Remote

Founder & Principal Consultant

Sivgen Limited

Providing management consulting and interim executive services to investor-led and mid-market businesses through strategic change and operational delivery. Representative engagements:

  • Lead digitalisation and digital transformation programmes, advising on and assisting integrating full tech stack solutions to optimise business processes across business services, hospitality and real estate.
  • Manage the collection and interpretation of client data, performing deep analysis to identify key issues and develop innovative, tailored solutions for business restructuring and performance improvement.
  • Lead the planning and implementation of change strategies, ensuring targeted outcomes are achieved and real value is delivered to clients.
May 2006 - Mar 2018
11 years 11 months

Senior Managing Associate, PE & FS Group

Bedell Group

  • Advised on several PE-led transactions and fund structures, including due diligence on acquisition targets and post-deal corporate governance.
  • Acted as listing adviser and sponsor on public listings across debt, investment funds, trading companies and extractive industries, providing regulatory and structuring support.
  • Launched new service offerings, including a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) practice, and contributed to several specialised publications.
May 2005 - May 2006
1 year 1 month

Investment Fund Officer

MIFA (now part of State Street)

  • Supported the management and administration of a €3.3 billion pan-European buy-out fund, focusing on due diligence, operations and investor reporting.
  • Assisted with transaction structuring, post-deal integration, compliance and internal controls.
Feb 2004 - Mar 2005
1 year 2 months

Insolvency & Regulatory Legal Assistant

Clifford Chance LLP

  • Supported the corporate and insolvency departments on a transnational bankruptcy case, conducting legal due diligence on financial instruments and assisting with drafting and regulatory research.

Summary

I help organisations restructure, scale and digitally transform their operations to unlock growth, improve performance and deliver measurable value. I work with leadership teams to design and implement pragmatic strategies that align stakeholders, strengthen governance and accelerate results.

I am an experienced management consultant and senior executive with 20+ years’ cross-border experience in private equity advisory, legal structuring and operational leadership. I support investor-backed and founder-led businesses through complex transformations, strategic realignment and value creation initiatives.

My background spans legal, financial and commercial disciplines. I have led several cross-border, high-value transactions, investment funds structuring and regulatory listings, alongside P&L leadership of multi-site operations undergoing turnaround and growth. I have led and managed post-deal integration, digital transformation and operational restructuring programmes delivering measurable EBITDA improvement across sectors such as hospitality, real estate, education and consumer services.

I bring deep expertise in performance improvement, scalable operating models, governance, stakeholder reporting and AI-assisted process optimisation. Versed, yet pragmatic, in emerging technologies including AI, LLMs and blockchain, I help clients navigate change and build future-ready platforms.

I am open to flexible fee structures, including base-plus-success arrangements, where there is a clear value-creation opportunity and strong strategic alignment with the client’s goals. My delivery style is hands-on and end-to-end. I thrive in execution environments where excellence is measured by tangible results, not PowerPoint slides.

I am open to travel nationally and overseas, if required.

Languages

Italian
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary
French
Elementary

Education

Oct 2004 - Jun 2005

BPP

Master's degree in English Legal Practice · English Legal Practice · London, United Kingdom

Oct 2000 - Jun 2003

Hertfordshire Law School

Bachelor's degree in Law · Law · United Kingdom

Certifications & licenses

Executive Certificate in Digital Transformation

London Business School

Executive Education in Company Direction

Institute of Directors

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