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Succession & generational change

Handing over a company takes years, not months. Experienced leadership makes the transition safe.

Many Swiss companies face succession in the coming years, and the period around a handover is among the most delicate in a company's life. Knowledge, relationships and judgement need to change hands without breaking.

A fractional leader stabilises functions during the transition, professionalises structures that so far lived in the owner's head, and makes the company transferable.

Does this sound familiar?

  • Critical knowledge and key relationships sit with the owner alone.
  • The company should be transferable within a few years, but is not yet.
  • A successor exists, but needs an experienced counterpart during the handover.
  • Financials and processes need professionalising before a sale or handover.

How fractional leadership helps

  • A fractional CFO makes the numbers transparent, consistent and diligence-ready.
  • A fractional COO documents operations and detaches them from the owner.
  • An experienced counterpart supports the successor through the first years.
  • Engagements can taper off as the new leadership takes hold.

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