Interim Executive Services · Zug, Switzerland

Interim Leadership.
Lasting Impact.

AI Readiness Check, Interim COO, CFO as a Service and operational transformation for SMEs, scale-ups and PE portfolios across the DACH region.

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20+Years of C-level experience
2'000+Employees led directly
100M+Revenue scaled (CAD)
4×PE exit multiple delivered
01 / Situations

Six situations where I step in.

01

Leadership vacancy

Your COO or CFO leaves, and the search takes 6–9 months. The business will not wait.

02

Growth outpaces structure

Sales delivers, but the organisation cannot keep up. Quality and margins start to slip.

03

Exit or DD preparation

Reporting, processes and governance must become buyer-ready in months, not years.

04

Restructuring

Cut costs, secure liquidity, keep the team. Decisions someone has to own.

05

Succession

The owner wants to hand over, but the company still depends on one person.

06

AI & digitalisation

The budget is there, the direction is not. Readiness first, then investment. Otherwise it gets expensive.

02 / Services

Four roles. One principle:
Ownership over advice.

S.01

Interim COO

Full operational responsibility from day one.
  • Operating model & organisational build-up with P&L responsibility
  • Scaling processes, sites and teams
  • OKR and KPI systems that actually get used
S.02

CFO as a Service

Finance leadership on demand. PE-ready.
  • Monthly close, forecast and 13-week cash flow under control
  • Consolidated reporting across entities
  • Exit and due diligence preparation
S.03

Fractional CTO

Technology strategy. Executed, not just recommended.
  • ERP implementation and system consolidation
  • Tech due diligence on both sides of the table
  • Make-or-buy decisions with the maths to back them
S.04

AI Strategy & Transformation

AI readiness before AI budget.
03 / Method

The PRAEVIO Operations
Readiness Score.

54/100
MaturityLevel 2 · Stabilised
D1 Strategy D2 Finance D3 Processes D4 Organisation D5 Systems D6 Governance
Constraint dimension D5 · Systems & Data
Illustrative example, anonymised

Six dimensions, five maturity levels, one score. The ORS measures what your company can carry operationally before you invest in growth, an exit or AI. Only what can be evidenced counts: claims without proof score lower than proven practice.

The weakest dimension caps the whole. That is why every diagnosis ends with the constraint dimension, a plain-language verdict and a First Move for 90 days, which I will execute myself on request.

  • D1 Strategy & Leadership COO
  • D2 Finance & Transparency CFO
  • D3 Processes & Operational Excellence COO
  • D4 Organisation & People HR / COO
  • D5 Systems & Data CTO
  • D6 Governance & Risk CFO / Board

The ORS is modular: if you do not want the full scope assessed, start with the AI Readiness Check - the same six dimensions, focused through the AI lens, in 2–3 weeks. Credited at 100 percent towards the full check.

«The potential sits in the market, the constraint in your own operations. Stabilise it within 90 days, and the organisation carries the growth - without losing quality. That is the First Move.»

Plain-language verdict · anonymised example
04 / Approach

Four phases. You decide
how deep it goes.

Phase 1

Operations Snapshot

Free · 60–90 min

A structured leadership conversation. Outcome: indicative score, radar and your constraint dimension. Not a sales pitch, but a working session.

Phase 2

Operations Diagnosis

Day rate · 2–3 weeks

A full evidence-based assessment: interviews across three levels, system data, process walkthroughs. Verified score, plain-language verdict, 90-day First Move.

Phase 3

Interim Mandate

Day rate · 3–12 months

I execute the First Move myself, as Interim COO, CFO or CTO. With accountability, not slide decks.

Phase 4

Operations Retainer

Monthly retainer

Quarterly re-assessment and sparring after the mandate. Your score history shows in black and white whether the impact lasts.

Each phase stands on its own. If you stop after the snapshot, you still walk away with a result. And if there is nothing to fix, I will say so just as plainly.

05 / Track Record

Results, not promises.

Fortune 10 · Fulfilment
Built and scaled a fulfilment network with 2,000 employees.
5×Revenue growth
PE portfolio · Exit
SAP rollout in 90 days; reporting and governance made buyer-ready.
4×Exit multiple
Aviation · Governance
Rebuilt the cost structure and steering model of a 23-entity holding.
−20%Cost reduction
Mid-market · AI
Took AI workflows into production, from use-case selection to operations.
83%Time saved · 80+ workflows
Greenfield · Operations
Built a site from zero to 750 employees and handed over operations.
99%+SLA performance

All mandates anonymised · details and references verifiable in conversation

«Thorsten rebuilt our entire operational infrastructure and carried the PE exit to a 4x return operationally. Not a consultant. A leader.»

CEO of a Swiss holding company · reference on request
06 / About

The person behind PRAEVIO.

Thorsten Busche, Interim COO & CFO
Thorsten Busche · Zug, Switzerland

As an Interim COO and CFO as a Service, I support owners, managing directors and investors in steering their companies through growth, transition and exit. My ambition is to take on responsibility where it is missing, so you can focus on what matters most: your core business.

Behind me are more than 20 years of operational leadership across DACH and North America: monthly closes, ERP rollouts, greenfield site builds, a PE exit carried operationally. Most recently four years as Head of Finance & Operations of a 23-entity holding; before that, building and scaling operations with up to 2,000 employees. That is why the Operations Readiness Score measures no theory, but what I was measured against myself.

If I am not the right person, I will tell you in the first conversation and recommend someone who is.

DDIM · Interim Management DACH + Switzerland Remote / on-site LinkedIn →
07 / FAQ

The usual objections.
Answered honestly.

What makes you different from a consulting firm?

Consultancies recommend; I take ownership. In a mandate I carry P&L responsibility, make decisions and answer for the results. The diagnosis is not a slide deck but the blueprint for execution, which I will take on myself if you wish.

Why pay for a diagnosis when the first conversation is free?

The snapshot is based on your self-assessment. The diagnosis verifies it against reality: interviews across three levels, system data, process walkthroughs. The difference is the same as between anamnesis and findings.

How quickly are you available?

Snapshot within a week, diagnosis usually starting within two weeks, mandates by arrangement. Considerably faster than any executive search.

What if the diagnosis shows everything is in order?

Then that is exactly what the verdict will say, and you hold a robust confirmation for your bank, board or buyer. I do not sell problems that do not exist.

Next step

The next step is a conversation. Not a contract.

01 · Intro call

30 minutes, free, no strings attached. You describe the situation; I tell you whether and how I can help.

02 · Snapshot

A 60–90 minute structured leadership conversation. Outcome: score, radar, constraint dimension.

03 · Decision

Diagnosis, mandate or neither. You decide based on a result, not a promise.

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