Anssi Poutanen

Interim Executive and Transformation Leader

I support B2B companies to transform their businesses by accelerating growth, improving profitability, and executing demanding changes – either as interim executive or as transformation consultant.

I work closely with management teams, boards and (PE) owners to turn value creation plans into results.

My background combines global P&L leadership with strategy consulting and board experience.

I have led a €400M industrial business across 14 countries and delivered growth, integrations, restructuring, and performance improvement in demanding B2B environments.

Companies typically engage me when they need to accelerate execution, stabilize performance, or ensure that strategic plans translate into measurable results – without adding permanent headcount.

Typical Customer Challenges

Bridge a leadership gap with an experienced operator
Evaluate acquisition targets or integrate them to deliver synergies
Accelerate growth or value creation initiatives
Execute strategy or transformation – not just plan it
Stabilize performance or resolve operational issues
Prepare a business for exit readiness
Support a newly appointed CEO

Selected Results

Doubled global business from €200M to €400M in six years while improving profitability by 2 ppt
Turnaround of delivery reliability crisis, leading to recovery in On-Time Delivery from 53 % to 83 %
Co-led restructuring initiatives involving four manufacturing plant closures and production transfers
Integrated acquired service and software businesses and realized sales and cost synergies
Scaled new digital condition monitoring services from 200 to more than 2000 annual deployments
Reset pricing during surging inflation and negotiated over 50 % price increases for key agreements
Led global organization through crisis, leading to increase in Employee NPS from 17 to 63
Program manager for two large-scale operating model changes (12,000 and 4,000 employees)

Selected Services

Interim CEO / COO / CxO

Leadership transitions
Growth acceleration
Performance turnaround
Strategy reset & execution
Post-acquisition integration
Interim PE operating partner

Strategy & Acquisitions

Business or growth strategy
Strategy & transformation execution
Commercial (pre) due diligence
Post-acquisition integration
Value creation plan & execution
Preparing business for exit

Sales & Profitability Improvement

Sales & service excellence
Segmentation & value proposition
Pricing & value-selling
Organization design & restructuring
Product portfolio rationalization
Manufacturing & sourcing

Engagement Model

Typically 3-12 months in interim executive or transformation roles
Alternatively shorter consulting assignments with clear focus on results
Prefer to work very closely with the management – not as external advisor
Clear mandate or focus areas that are linked to value creation priorities
Objective is always to deliver results that remain after the assignment ends

I am open to discussing your business challenges

email and phone

anssi@poutanenconsulting.com
+358 407 366 083

www.linkedin.com/in/apoutanen/

location

Based in Helsinki area, Finland
Working Europe-wide

company

Poutanen Consulting Oy
Company ID: 3511110-6