CEO Candidates
CEO Candidates
A Mayday CEO is a strategist, stabilizer, builder, and catalyst for resilience. More than crisis survivors, they strengthen organizations for what lies ahead. These elite leaders deliver clarity, direction, and transformation when it matters most.
If you’re a seasoned CEO with a track record of leading through disruption, we want to hear from you. Mayday CEO connects transformative executives with high-impact assignments across industries and ownership structures. We offer the platform, resources, and support to help you deliver real change where it’s needed most.
Mayday CEOs are disciplined, decisive, and emotionally intelligent. They lead with integrity and composure in volatile environments, earning the trust of boards and stakeholders while guiding organizations through leadership transitions, restructures, and global shocks. They don’t just consult— they step in, take charge, and deliver.
With international experience and cultural agility, Mayday CEOs thrive in diverse markets. They reframe crisis into opportunity, inspire teams under pressure, and embed long-term operational strength. Mission-driven and resilient, they leave companies stronger than they found them—more agile, more capable, and future-ready.
Core Capabilities
- Disciplined Executor – Executes under pressure with speed and precision.
- Strategic Navigator – Recalibrates direction in c chaotic environments.
- Resilient Change Agent – Builds momentum and cultural shift.
- Discreet Partner – Trusted by leadership at every level for their integrity.
- Legacy Builder – Leaves systems, teams, and structures stronger post-engagement with lasting, measurable impact.
- Resilient Change Agent: Drives cultural and operational transformation.
Experience Snapshot
- Led through M&A, cyberattacks, legal crises, and operational shutdowns.
- Proven in B2B and B2G environments, with global, cross-cultural depth.
- Direct leadership during crises, delivers turnaround success through hands-on leadership.
- Cross-sector versatility, from B2B to B2G, with embedded international experience.
- Hands-on turnaround success, not just advising but owning outcomes.
Personal Traits
A Mayday CEO is a calm, decisive, and emotionally intelligent leader—trusted to take command when the stakes are highest. They inspire confidence, align stakeholders, and lead with clarity through uncertainty. With a sharp strategic mind and clear communication style, they influence outcomes, build consensus, and deliver under pressure.
These are action-oriented executives with a proven history of leading through high-stakes disruptions—from re-structures and M&A to operational shutdowns and geopolitical crises. Often former C-suite leaders, they bring hands-on experience across industries and ownership models, including private, public, and government sectors. Their leadership is embedded, not advisory—they step in, stabilize, and transform.
Globally experienced and culturally agile, Mayday CEOs act fast to turn crisis into opportunity. They’re not gap-fillers— they’re legacy builders. Focused on resilience and long-term value, they leave organizations stronger, more agile, and better equipped for the future. This is crisis leadership at its most effective: precise, mission-driven, and transformative.
Join Our Team
We’re always seeking transformative leaders to join our network of crisis specialists. If you possess the core capabilities, experience and personal traits and share our passion and purpose steer organizations through their toughest challenges, then please get in touch.
Our registration and selection process are tough. Successful applicants undergo a stringent vetting process prior to client appointment. Please only apply if you can meet or exceed the minimum application requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree, MBA essential, further vocational certification preferred
- 25+ years industry experience
- 8+ years C-level, 4+ years as CEO
Experience in at least 2 overseas markets
