Helping Investors, Boards and CEOs Create Sustainable Enterprise Value Through Growth, Transformation and Governance
Executive Advisor | Interim CEO | Board Member
Board-level thinking, Hands-on delivery
Cosimo de Carlo supports investors, boards and executive teams in growth, transformation and special situations. By combining strategic foresight, operational excellence, technological innovation and effective governance, he helps organisations create sustainable enterprise value.
Services include Executive Advisory, Interim Executive Leadership and Board Mandates.
Based in Munich. Working globally in English, French, German and Italian.
Services Overview
Three disciplines, one point of view.
Strategy
A clear direction and a business case that holds up in front of investors and boards.
- Portofolio and offering repositioning
- Business plans and investor readiness
- Growth and go-to-Market strategy
- International expansion and market development
AI and Business Transformation
Turning technological innovation into sustainable business value through disciplined execution and measurable outcomes.
- AI strategy and business transformation
- Turnaround and performance improvement
- Operating model redesign and global delivery
- M&A integration and value capture
Governance
Effective governance structures supporting better decisions, investor confidence and sustainable value creation.
- Ownership transitions and sale processes
- Board and advisory board work
- Board effectiveness, CEO evaluation and succession
- Investor and shareholder relations
Professional Roles
Three ways to work together.
Executive Advisory
A trusted outside view for CEOs and leadership teams: regular sparring, review of strategy, plans and investor cases, and support on key decisions.
Board Mandates
Seats on boards of directors, supervisory and advisory boards, contributing on strategy, governance and long-term value creation.
Executive Leadership
Interim CEO and executive management through a transition, with clear objectives, a defined timeline and a structured handover.
Industries
Automotive
Technology
Digital Engineering Services
Approach
Understand
A short, focused diagnosis of the market, financials and the people involved.
Decide
Clear options with trade-offs, and a recommendation I am willing to defend.
Deliver
A plan with named owners and timelines, and operational execution.
Strategy, Transformation and Governance for Investors, Boards and Leadership Teams
Cosimo de Carlo is an international business leader with more than 25 years of business leadership experience across Europe, Asia Africa and the Americas. He has led P&Ls of up to €850 million and organisations of up to 10,000 professionals in the automotive, technology and digital engineering services sectors.
He has driven growth, transformation and M&A integration, redesigned global operating models and repositioned businesses for sustainable value creation.
Known for strategic clarity, cross-cultural leadership and disciplined execution, he supports investors, boards and executive teams in complex growth and transformation situations.
Facts & Figures
25+ years
of Business Leadership
€ 850m
P&L led, up to
10,000 people
in Organisation lead, up to
5 Continents
Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America
Education and Executive Programs
Education
- Postgraduate Master’s Degree in Business Engineering, Tor Vergata State University, Rome Sep 2000–Dec 2001
- Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering, La Sapienza State University, Rome / I.N.P.G., Grenoble, Sep 1992–Jun 1998
Executive Programs
- Corporate Governance Program: Developing Exceptional Board Leaders, Columbia Business School, New York NY, Sep 2026
- Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy, MIT Sloan School of Management / MIT CSAIL, Cambridge MA, Jun–Jul 2026
- Senior Executive Program, London Business School, London, Sep–Nov 2025
- Leading Digital Transformation: Silicon Valley Immersion Program for Executives, Silicon Valley Innovation Centre, San Mateo CA, Mar 2018
- Global Strategic Management Program, Harvard Business School, Boston MA, Jun 2013
- Finance Management for Managing Directors, St. Galler Business School, St. Gallen, Jul 2009
- St. Galler Executive Business School, St. Galler Business School, St. Gallen, Nov 2007–Jan 2008
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Germany
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