Charles Darley

Charles is an independent Interim CEO and/or Turnaround Director. He is a member of both PWC's and FRP Advisory's panel of independent turnaround CEOs and Directors. He has 30 years experience of restructuring, transforming and rescuing businesses and not-for-profits that are in financial distress. 

He has completed total of 24 major change and turnaround assignments, including 14 as Interim CEO MD, MD, COO, and Turnaround Director. has short-term cash flow management optimization, refinancing, organizational restructuring, disposals, mergers, acquisitions, and major back-office cost-cutting and IT investment programs. Additionally, spearheaded significant revenue diversification and growth in organizations that had previously declining revenues over 3-5 years. His experience spans both the commercial not-for-profit sectors.

He has particular sector expertise within the education and training, health and care, not-for-profit and NGOs but has also worked in media and communications, distribution, FMCG and packaging. 

Assignments have varied from companies and NFPs with revenues as little as £10m to revenues up to £2bn with losses from £1m a year up to £40m a year. Some organisations have been UK only and others have had over 30 overseas operations.