By the time a founder-led business reaches £5–20m, it needs senior leadership it can’t yet justify hiring full-time. The Virtual C-Suite deploys a team, a CFO, a COO, a CMO and the specialists around them, who own a defined project: investor-ready numbers, a sales engine that runs without you, a business built to sell. You’re not buying a deck, you’re buying the result.
It’s led by the Knightscale founders, Alexis Sikorsky, Topher Morrison, and Natalia Amer, who between them have built, scaled, and exited companies, grown brands and audiences, and built the teams that make growth stick. Alexis scaled a software business to 500 employees and negotiated a nine-figure private-equity exit. That’s the experience behind every engagement, a proven path to a premium exit, not theory.
Every engagement is scoped as a project with defined goals, milestones, and a team accountable for hitting them, not a block of advisory hours. We diagnose what’s actually capping your valuation, agree the targets, and own the plan from first diagnosis to delivered result.
Former Global CTO and COO at EFG International, running technology across 15 centres on CHF 300m+ budgets. Thirty years transforming private banks and wealth managers.
Mark Bagnall is a C-Level Executive and Board Advisor with 30+ years of experience in private banking, wealth management, and capital markets. He has led business transformations, digital innovation, and large-scale integrations across global financial institutions. As former Global CTO and COO at EFG International, Mark oversaw digital transformations and managed technology platforms across 15 global centers, handling budgets over CHF 300 million. He has also held senior roles at Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan, and British Petroleum. Mark currently advises startups in FinTech, AI-driven wealth management, and blockchain. He holds a BSc in Mathematics & Computer Science from the University of Liverpool and EPFL’s Startup Board Academy certification.
CRO in fintech and COO of a private Swiss bank. Twenty years building international businesses, with deep strength in turnarounds, M&A and high-performing teams.
Daniel Chidiac is a Senior Executive with 20+ years of experience in Banking and
Technology. He has held key roles such as CRO in fintech and COO of a private Swiss bank, with a strong track record in international business development across Europe, North America, and LATAM. Fluent in French, English, Spanish, and Arabic, Daniel is known for his entrepreneurial spirit
and leadership skills, managing multicultural teams worldwide. His expertise includes private banking, software development, profitability turnarounds, M&A, and building high-performing teams.
Builds the people infrastructure behind high-growth businesses, scaling teams across EMEA, APAC, the US and LATAM over fifteen years. Oxford MBA.
Twenty years in corporate finance and private equity, specialising in the high-stakes exit, post-merger integration and PE-fund exits across Europe and North Africa.
Emmanuel de Tonquédec is a Senior Finance Executive and Strategic Business Partner with over 20 years of experience in corporate finance, private equity, and business transformation. He has a proven track record of driving operational performance and financial stability across diverse international environments, including fintech and global industrial services. Emmanuel excels in navigating complex growth phases, leading post-merger integrations, and managing high-stakes exits for private equity funds.
Throughout his career, he has led large-scale international projects and transformation plans focused on structural efficiency and long-term value creation. With extensive experience working across Europe and North Africa, he specializes in professionalizing finance for both scale-ups and established multinational groups. He is recognized for his ability to align financial rigor with business agility, ensuring sustainable profitability in rapidly evolving markets. Emmanuel holds a Master’s in Audit & Consulting from ESCP Europe and a Master’s Degree in Economics.
Twenty-five years commercialising products in life sciences, oncology and rare diseases included, leading launches and market entries across global markets.
Mónica González is a global commercialisation and operational leadership executive with 25+ years of experience across the life sciences industry. She has led commercialisation, launch readiness, market expansion, affiliate setup, and business transformation initiatives across Europe, North America, Latin America, and emerging markets, with particular expertise in oncology, rare diseases, and complex healthcare environments.
Throughout her career, Mónica has held senior leadership roles within global pharmaceutical organisations, where she has been responsible for driving commercial performance, building new market operations, leading cross-functional execution, and supporting organisations through critical growth and transformation phases. She is recognised for her ability to connect strategy with execution, align diverse stakeholder groups, and maintain operational momentum across highly matrixed international environments.
A CISO who aligns security with growth. She’s led cloud transformations across financial services, tech and the public sector, and built security go-to-market for Salesforce.
Jenny Basheva is a CISO with 10+ years of experience in information security leadership, specialising in aligning risk management with business goals, driving innovation, and enhancing operational efficiency across complex environments. She has worked across industries such as financial services, technology, and the public sector, leading cloud transformations and supporting cloud-native organisations. Jenny has also designed go-to-market strategies for global tech leaders like Salesforce and implemented security programs in startups and scaleups, balancing security and business agility. She holds an Executive MBA from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Information Security from Royal Holloway, University of London.
The UK’s leading independent specialist in wealth and tax planning for entrepreneurs, and founder of award-winning Capital Partners. Two decades turning exits into freedom.
A finance leader steering a multi-billion-dollar separation at Novartis. Twenty-five years across pharma, consulting and FMCG, managing budgets up to
.2bn.
Stéphane Breisacher is a finance leader with 25+ years of experience across pharmaceuticals, consulting, and FMCG industries. Currently Senior Director of Strategic Review at Novartis AG, he oversees a multi-billion-dollar separation initiative to create a global generics leader.
Stéphane has led global manufacturing finance, managed a $1.2 billion budget, and driven operational transformations at Novartis. His experience at McKinsey & Company included delivering cost savings and leading major restructurings. He has also held leadership roles at British American Tobacco, pioneering financial systems and ERP solutions.
Former Director of Strategy at Nike and Converse, leading billion-dollar scaling and omni-channel pivots. Now a fractional CSO bringing investor-aligned foresight.
Priti is a global strategy leader with 20 years of experience driving growth and transformation for iconic retail and fashion brands across EMEA, the US, and APAC. As former Director of Strategy at Converse adidas and Nike Inc., she led billion-dollar scaling initiatives, post-merger integrations, and omni-channel pivots across high-growth markets. Now leading Prismara Consulting Group, she partners with leadership teams as a fractional CSO bringing C-suite clarity, go-to-market precision, and investor-aligned foresight to strategy-critical moments.
Launched London Live and grew Piers Morgan Uncensored to 2.5 million on YouTube. Twenty-five years building audiences across the US, UK and Middle East.
Thomas Shahani-Tuckwell is a seasoned media executive with 25+ years of experience across the US, UK, and Middle East. He launched London Live, London’s first 24/7 channel, and expanded TalkTV’s live content, growing digital audiences significantly. At News UK, he increased TalkTV’s live content and grew Piers Morgan Uncensored
YouTube following to 2.5 million. Thomas excels in cost reduction, cutting production costs at London Live by 20%, saving £1M annually. With an Executive MBA from Oxford, he also mentors industry talent and teaches at the University of Westminster.
A digital transformation expert with 25 years in finance and banking. He modernised IT at Banque Edmond de Rothschild and is now CIO at AESTIAM.
Jean-Christophe Mougnaud is a digital transformation expert with 25+ years in finance, banking, and insurance. He led IT modernization at Banque Edmond de Rothschild, doubling revenue as CEO of AMFINE, and advised Banque Delubac on IT restructuring. Currently CIO at AESTIAM, he drives cloud integration and digital solutions for real estate asset management, specializing in innovative solutions for complex environments.
A CFO, COO, CMO and the specialists around them who take the work on as theirs, not advisers you have to manage.
Investor-ready financials and the metrics that move valuation, built and run for you, not just reviewed.
The systems and leadership layer that let it grow when you step back, the single biggest driver of a premium price.
We’ve sat on the other side of a nine-figure PE deal. We position and prepare the business the way acquirers actually value it.
Hidden value found and built before a buyer does, so you exit at the top of the range instead of leaving money on the table.