George Achillias
Operational Restructuring in London/New York
George Achillias
Operational Restructuring in London/New York
CFO and operating executive. I build the financial and operational architecture that turns high-growth AI companies into scalable, investable businesses.
Twenty-three years across finance, operations, product, and strategy. Senior leadership at Cognizant, Wipro, Dentsu, and DigitalGenius — every stage from zero to one, and one to a billion.
Scaled a systems integrator from 3 people to 1,000 and £0.5M to £1B. Lifted ACV 45% in twelve months. Built £11M in qualified pipeline. Cut churn 30%. Delivered AI-led operations programs for Aston Martin F1 and Toyota Motor Europe. Served as fractional COO within a $10B PE portfolio, leading restructuring and carve-outs for companies valued up to $6B.
I operate through data — driver trees, unit economics, EBITDA bridges, and dashboards that executives and frontline teams act on the same day. Weekly cadences, clear owners, no ambiguity. Opinions don't survive the room; numbers do.
Deep PE fluency: pre-deal diligence, 100-day plans, carve-outs, synergy tracking, exit preparation. I sit between founders and investors and make the plan real. Quick wins in Q1, structural value in year one.
Most tech companies mismanage the relationship between growth and capital. I fix that.