EWC
Executive Solutions

PE Execution-Led Leadership

Closing the Strategy-to-Execution Gap

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PE PORTFOLIO EXECUTION-LED INTERIM CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER

translating value creation logic into operational reality

consistent execution discipline
stabilisation • transformation • acceleration
structured cash recovery

disciplined value creation

Drawing on 25+ years of execution-led commercial leadership in Private Equity-like corporate environments, I deliver consistent execution discipline under time-critical conditions.Taking full ownership in complex portfolio situations where commercial performance improvement, cash discipline and EBITDA predictability are equally fundamental.I stabilise & de-risk underperforming assets and redesign revenue engines to accelerate multi-market traction across Europe.With a strong track record in installing operating cadence, I transfer best practices into portfolio front lines to compress time-to-exit.

About EWC

EWC Executive Solutions GmbH is an independent executive mandate vehicle providing execution-led interim commercial leadership for Private Equity-backed & Family Office environments.The firm operates as a dedicated deployment platform for high-urgency portfolio mandates where pace, ownership and measurable impact are required from day one.Regularly deployed in sponsor-led post-acquisition phases, corporate carve-outs, loss of corporate image situations and repeatable European market entries.

EXECUTION DIFFERENTIATORS

I step in where commercial complexity, cross-border execution and performance pressure intersect — delivering in situations where prior approaches failed and ambiguity must be turned into clear direction.My leadership development has been shaped in capital-constrained environments, executing commercial recovery and growth initiatives where momentum must be created before budget availability.My execution approach is pragmatic and focused on full-system problem immersion, rapid judgement and the implementation of workable solutions.When European growth is prioritised, I lead validated and repeatable market-entry sprints converting into controlled multi-country execution cycles, within defined six-month window periods.

engagement scenarios

• First-100-days commercial reset & activation
• Post-acquisition commercial stabilisation
• Underperforming asset recovery & revenue acceleration
• Carve-out commercial execution
• Revenue engine build & redesign
• Pan-European market-entry sprints & scaling cycles
• Pre-exit commercial optimisation & readiness

IMPACT AREAS | EXECUTION PRIORITIES

• Cash discipline & financial resilience
• Commercial cost-base restructuring
• EBITDA contribution & predictability
• Multi-country commercial framework build & rollout
• Partner-led ecosystem reactivation to compress
time-to-revenue
• Dynamic pricing & billing maximisation

EXECUTION MODEL

As an embedded execution-led operator, I take full ownership & accountability at portfolio level.Combining analytical precision with executional adaptability, I resolve urgent commercial challenges and build early exit-ready operating environments through consistent discipline.

SELECTED MANDATE CASES - SNAPSHOT

Case A:
GERMAN MARKET RE-ENTRY & REVENUE RECOVERYDe-risk → Redesign → Re-entry → Early MomentumLoss of corporate image, declining revenue and partner disengagement required a full commercial reset and controlled market re-entry.Result: Stabilised, de-risked and repositioned into an investable commercial operating environment.---Case B:
MULTI-COUNTRY COMMERCIAL FRAMEWORK | 12 EUROPEAN MARKETSBuild → Structure → Scale → AccelerateFollowing significant PE investment into infrastructure, commercial execution and monetisation required structured multi-country rollout.Result: Built and scaled a repeatable Pan-European revenue engine with sustained multi-market traction.

SELECTED OUTCOMES

• Post-acquisition revenue turnaround and repositioning
• Building early exit-ready operating environments through execution discipline
• 30% ARPM uplift via supplier cost base restructuring
• Product margin uplifts exceeding 40% through dynamic pricing & billing maximisation• Commercial engine build delivering EUR 100M+ net annual revenue
• Multi-country execution across 12 European markets
• International partner-led ecosystem rebuild, positioning 200 differentiated brands• Swiss telco back-office transformation into independent, self-sustaining commercial entity
• Recovery of substantial six-figure tax positions under German regulatory frameworks
• Recovery of daily, high-frequency cash revenue streams under French regulatory constraints

KEY STRENGTHS | DEPLOYMENT SIGNALS

• Translating value creation logic into operational reality
• High-stakes decision-making under pressure
• Execution-led commercial turnaround delivery
• EBITDA-focused execution
• Cross-border regulatory complexity
• Safeguarding European revenue-critical infrastructure
• Cash-flow predictability acceleration
• Fluent in Dutch, English and German, conversational in French

EXECUTION DNA — FOUNDATIONS

Early operating environments shaped a leadership approach focused on ownership, resilience and execution under time constraints.These foundations define a career built on stabilising, rebuilding and accelerating commercial performance across complex, high-stakes environments.

CONTACT

Available for high-pressure PE portfolio situations across Europe, including Switzerland and UK - physical presence ensured:Maarten Drop
Chief Commercial Officer
linkedin.com/in/maarten-drop-062346260
[email protected]

LEGAL

EWC Executive Solutions GmbH
Wittestr. 30k
13509 Berlin
GermanyOffice: +49 30 435723
Company Registration: HRB 96821
VAT-ID: DE814401040