Hiring an interim CEO.

Write a one-page mandate (situation, outcome, timeline, reporting line). Agree day rate or monthly retainer. Sign a short interim engagement contract (3 to 12 months, 30-day notice either side). On the ground within two weeks. The board or controlling shareholder signs, not HR.

Day rates run between EUR 1,500 and EUR 3,500 per day. Monthly retainers for a full-time interim CEO run EUR 25,000 to EUR 55,000. The number is driven by company size, complexity, urgency, time commitment and legal title.

Days, not months. After a 30-minute intro call, a written scope and price land within 48 hours. On-the-ground start is typically within two weeks. For crisis mandates, faster.

Operator scars on a real P&L, two prior reps of the situation you face, decision speed under pressure, a clean exit record, language and culture fit, and references from former chairs (not friends). Full checklist on the evaluate page.

Short interim engagement contract between the operating company and the interim CEO (or the CEO's company). Three- to twelve-month initial term with monthly extension. Notice 30 days either side. NDA and IP assignment included. Director liability insurance in place before the legal title is registered in Italy.

Day rate when scope is variable or the mandate is under three months. Monthly retainer when the role is full-time for three months or more, capped at agreed working days. Pick one, do not blend.

Yes. The interim CEO can be appointed and filed as Amministratore Delegato in the Italian Companies Register. Filing carries personal liability, so director liability insurance must be in place before the registration takes effect.

In practice, the same temporary executive chair. The names change by legal title and reporting line. CEO ad interim and Direttore Generale ad interim are the Italian-language labels used in local governance. The hiring logic stays the same: fixed-term leader, full authority, defined outcome, clean exit. See the Italian-language guides at interimceo.it, ceoadinterim.it and direttoregeneraleadinterim.it.

Often, yes. The interim CEO can either lead the search or work alongside the chosen search firm. The clean exit and successor briefing are part of the original mandate.