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Private Equity · Portfolio CFO

Private Equity CFO Executive Search

Norman Consultants recruits CFOs for private equity-backed consumer companies — the sponsor's closest partner in the business, owning the numbers and the readiness for the next transaction.

The mandate

The private equity CFO mandate

The PE CFO is the financial backbone of the value-creation plan. The role owns reporting, the capital structure, cash and covenant discipline, and the readiness for refinancing or exit. In consumer, the best PE CFOs pair financial rigor with genuine commercial partnership and the ability to build a finance function that scales toward a transaction.

We recruit CFOs and finance leaders for sponsor-backed consumer businesses — executives who are exit-ready from day one.

What we look for

The profile that delivers

  • PE-backed CFO experience
  • Transaction, refinancing, or exit readiness
  • Command of reporting and capital structure
  • Consumer-sector experience
  • A record of building finance functions that scale

Hiring a Portfolio CFO?

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How we search

A retained, specialist process

Map the market

We define the role, the brief, and the realistic target universe across private equity-backed consumer.

Engage the talent

We reach the operators who aren't looking — through a specialist network built over years.

Assess & place

Rigorous, confidential assessment against the mandate, through to offer and onboarding.

FAQ

Common questions

What does a private equity CFO do?

They own the numbers — reporting, capital structure, cash discipline, and readiness for refinancing or exit — as the sponsor's closest partner in the business.

Do you recruit CFOs for consumer portfolio companies?

Yes — finance leaders for private equity-backed beauty and consumer businesses.

Is the search retained?

Yes — retained and confidential.

Hire the CFO who's exit-ready from day one

Retained private equity-backed consumer executive search across the United States.

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