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Senior Interim Executive (CRO/CTrO/COO/CPO) and Board Advisor with over 25 years of leadership in capital-intensive industrial, aerospace & defence, automotive, petrochem, and technology groups. Repeatedly mandated by PE sponsors, family owners, and boards to lead operational turnarounds, drive business recovery, and prepare organisations for their next ownership phase.
Interim track: Hands-on execution — rapid EBITDA improvement, working capital release, and value creation. Selected impact includes preventing €6M+ in balance sheet destruction while building a €47.5M growth roadmap (PE-owned industrial), unlocking ~€30M+ in blocked revenue by restoring OTIF from 0% to 99% (aerospace), and delivering €4.5M cashflow improvement in 180 days (PE-owned automotive).
Advisory track: Trusted sounding board and governance anchor for founders and owners. Since 2020, informal advisory board member to multiple early-stage ventures across media & entertainment, mobility, sports tech, and B2C sectors — covering governance structuring, operational viability, and investor preparation.
Governance track: Deep understanding of multi-stakeholder governance dynamics. Formal governance training (Stella P Institute). BeTA board candidate 2026. iExecutives CXO-level interim partnership.
Interim track: Hands-on execution — rapid EBITDA improvement, working capital release, and value creation. Selected impact includes preventing €6M+ in balance sheet destruction while building a €47.5M growth roadmap (PE-owned industrial), unlocking ~€30M+ in blocked revenue by restoring OTIF from 0% to 99% (aerospace), and delivering €4.5M cashflow improvement in 180 days (PE-owned automotive).
Advisory track: Trusted sounding board and governance anchor for founders and owners. Since 2020, informal advisory board member to multiple early-stage ventures across media & entertainment, mobility, sports tech, and B2C sectors — covering governance structuring, operational viability, and investor preparation.
Governance track: Deep understanding of multi-stakeholder governance dynamics. Formal governance training (Stella P Institute). BeTA board candidate 2026. iExecutives CXO-level interim partnership.
Paul Van hove is an advisor and board member based in Belgium, specialising in Defense and Space. They speak Dutch, English and French. They are open to advisory board and board director opportunities and are available for introductions through Boardio.
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