José Manuel García Marcos.
The ability to walk into chaos and bring clarity is not a skill — it is a commitment.
37+ years of international leadership — turnaround, change management and post-acquisition integration across Europe and North Africa.
Stepping into complexity — and delivering clarity.
José Manuel García Marcos is a seasoned Interim CEO and CFO with over 37 years of international experience, including 22 years at C-level and 15 years as an interim manager across eight international assignments. Educated at HEC Switzerland, INSEAD, and the London Chamber of Commerce, he has led transformations across Spain, France, Morocco, Algeria, and beyond.
His track record spans FMCG, retail, automotive, transport & logistics, and technology services across Europe and North Africa — including extended assignments in Morocco and Algeria, making him one of the few senior interim managers with deep operational experience in the Maghreb region.
José steps into crisis situations — cash pressure, cultural clashes, restructuring — and restores stability, trust, and sustainable performance. He leads M&A integration programmes that align people, systems and processes across newly combined organisations, builds Business Controlling functions from scratch, implements ERP systems, and compresses month-end closing cycles from weeks to days. He brings the experience, the track record, and the cultural agility to make it work.
Four capabilities. All built for pressure.
José's offering is structured around four interconnected areas — from crisis stabilisation through to finance transformation. Each is grounded in real operational delivery, not advice from the sidelines.
Turnaround & Change Management
Stepping into crisis situations — cash pressure, cultural clashes, restructuring — and restoring stability, trust, and sustainable performance under demanding conditions.
Post-Acquisition Integration
Leading M&A integration programmes that align people, systems, and processes across newly combined organisations — turning two businesses into one operating whole.
Finance & Controlling Transformation
Building Business Controlling functions from scratch, implementing ERP systems, and compressing month-end closing cycles from weeks to days.
Business Development & Internationalisation
Launching subsidiaries across continents, developing new markets, and professionalising family businesses for multinational scale.
Three reasons clients trust him with the hard mandates.
Crisis-tested leadership
Fifteen years and eight interim assignments spent walking into cash crises, cultural clashes and restructurings — and bringing order. The kind of situations where most advisers hesitate are exactly where José delivers.
Cultural agility across markets
Deep operational experience in Spain, France and the Maghreb — one of very few senior interim managers who can lead effectively across European and North African business cultures alike.
CEO and CFO in one operator
Twenty-two years at C-level on both sides of the house. José sees the commercial picture and the financial mechanics together — rare in a single interim leader, decisive in a turnaround.
Disciplines José operates across.
A career delivering across sectors and continents.
José has led C-level and interim mandates across a broad sweep of industries and geographies — an unusually wide operational base for a single practitioner.
FMCG
Consumer goods leadership & commercial transformation
Retail
Operating model and margin turnaround
Automotive
Industrial scale & supply chain leadership
Transport & Logistics
Operational efficiency & restructuring
Technology Services
Finance professionalisation & ERP delivery
Europe & North Africa
Spain, France, Morocco, Algeria & the Maghreb
Trained at world-class institutions.
José's leadership is grounded in formal education from three leading European business institutions.
Download José's full CV.
José partners with organisations facing crisis, complexity or transition — cash pressure, post-acquisition integration, finance transformation — bringing 37+ years of hands-on C-level and interim leadership across Europe and the Maghreb.
With deep experience in turnaround, M&A integration and finance professionalisation, José helps organisations restore stability, align people and systems, and deliver results where it matters most.
Stabilise. Transform. Turnaround.
If your organisation needs a senior leader who can walk into complexity and deliver — whether a cash crisis, a post-acquisition integration, or a finance transformation — tell us in 25 minutes what you need. José or one of our senior consultants will tell you honestly whether we can help.