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Gary Calnan, Top interim CEO Consultant.

Gary Calnan

Verified Expert in Management Consulting
22 Years of Experience

Interim CEO

Gary is a serial entrepreneur with CEO and CFO experience. Before co-founding an aerospace startup in 2017, Gary was the director of finance at a $120 million revenue SaaS company, where he was responsible for the financial management of multiple departments and supported three mergers. Gary leverages his unique blend of finance and entrepreneurial experience across early and growth-stage businesses to add value to Toptal clients.

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Dan Caligor, Top interim CEO Consultant.

Dan Caligor

Verified Expert in Management Consulting
35 Years of Experience

Interim CEO

Dan is a seasoned advisor and consultant. He spent 10+ years in the strategy practices of Booz Allen Hamilton and BearingPoint, serving Fortune 1000 clients. Dan has held founding roles at five startups, including CEO, COO, and product and strategy leadership. He is the founder and president of Business Advisory Network, which advises leadership teams on strategic and operational topics. Dan authored and monetized several software patents and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Interim CEOsBusiness ModelingGrowth StrategyPitch Deck ConsultingFinancial Strategy
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Bryan Banish, interim CEO Consulting Expert.

Bryan Banish

Verified Expert in Management Consulting
31 Years of Experience

Interim CEO

Bryan has spent more than 25 years in the technology and industrials space. He has driven value for his companies and clients in a large corporate sector and a start-up environment. Bryan has executed many acquisitions and integrated more than a dozen acquired companies. In addition to M&A, he has run large global businesses (>$100 million/year in revenue) with a focus on product development and operational excellence. Previous roles have included CEO, co-founder, and general manager.

Interim CEOsM&ADue DiligencePost-merger IntegrationsGrowth StrategyEx-McKinsey Consultant
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Giuliano Giovannetti, Top interim CEO Professional.

Giuliano Giovannetti

Verified Expert in Management Consulting
29 Years of Experience

Interim CEO

Giuliano began his finance career in 1994. As the CEO of an insurance company, he underwrote nearly $10 billion in loans with no losses. As an entrepreneur, he founded internet and real estate startups. He is an expert in business planning, cash flow modeling, valuations, securitization structuring, insurance and banking regulation, and capital management. While advising insurers, he has expanded his expertise in technology and machine learning.

Interim CEOsBanking ConsultingFP&ARisk ManagementGrowth StrategyBudgeting ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentFinancial Modeling
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Andrew Glaze, interim CEO Consulting Expert.

Andrew Glaze

Verified Expert in Management Consulting
23 Years of Experience

Interim CEO

Andrew is a senior business executive with over 20 years of capital markets experience. He is also a Veteran. Andrew has sourced, analyzed, structured, and executed over $1 billion of public and private investments throughout his career. He uses his unique insight and experience to help business leaders optimize their financial structures to scale, reduce inefficiency and wasted time, and increase their bottom line

Interim CEOsFinancial ModelingM&APrivate EquityCorporate FinanceVenture CapitalInvestment BankingQuantitative AnalysisFintechBanking ConsultingFundraisingInterim CFOsFractional CFOs
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Saso Puksic, Top interim CEO Freelancer.

Saso Puksic

Verified Expert in Management Consulting
21 Years of Experience

Interim CEO

Saso has worked over 20 years with entrepreneurs and corporations (software or high-tech manufacturing), helping them grow and expand into new businesses, restructure, and become the best in the class by leveraging his interdisciplinary skillset across finance, process improvement, engineering, and coding. During the 14 years working with Renishaw, he also met and helped many fascinating clients (Universal Robots, Intuitive Surgical, and Quadrofoil) and enjoys freelancing to help even more.

Interim CEOsXeroFinancial AnalysisValuationsStock Market ConsultingBusiness WritingFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceExcelChartered Financial AnalysisFinancial ReportingManagement AccountingBudgeting Consulting
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Mohammad Reda, Experienced interim CEO Professional.

Mohammad Reda

Verified Expert in Management Consulting
23 Years of Experience

Interim CEO

Mohammad has over two decades of experience across diverse emerging markets and holds an MBA. As a business excellence advisor, he's helped SMEs and startups build their business models and structures to achieve remarkable growth and advised on funding needs. He also has extensive experience in digital transformation through postgraduate studies and in reengineering processes and teams to enter new markets. Mohammad joined Toptal to help clients create global success stories.

Interim CEOsHuman ResourcesFinancial ReportingMarket Research AnalystEx-McKinsey ConsultantBusiness Process OptimizationBusiness ModelingFintechFinancial ModelingPricing AnalysisChief of StaffMarket SizingGrowth Strategy
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Neil Mann, Top interim CEO Consultant.

Neil Mann

Verified Expert in Management Consulting
24 Years of Experience

Interim CEO

Neil is a versatile strategic digital leader with over 20 years of commercially focused multinational management experience across sectors, including financial services, natural resources, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), and hospitality. He has extensive global expertise in driving digital innovations to deliver growth in a range of businesses across cultures. Neil joined Toptal as he enjoys the variety of new roles, projects, and companies.

Interim CEOsBlockchain ConsultantEx-McKinsey ConsultantGrowth Strategy
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