Spotlight On with Roy Perticucci, NED & CEO

In this episode, Nicholas Barton sits down with Roy Perticucci, former CEO of Allegro and a veteran of large-scale transformation across Europe’s leading digital and retail businesses.

Here, Roy offers a practical view of what defines an effective Chief Transformation Officer today. He discusses the importance of analytical rigour, disciplined execution, and credibility with CEOs and boards, where execution remains the defining factor in successful transformation.

The discussion reflects on how private equity’s focus has shifted from deal execution to operational value creation, and what this means for leaders responsible for delivering measurable change.

Chapters

• 0:00 Setting The Stage And Guest Intro
• 0:40 Roy’s Career Across Tech And Retail
• 2:31 Defining The CTO Genome
• 6:58 Hiring For Analytics, Story, And GSD
• 12:03 Testing For Skills And Grit
• 14:50 Private Equity’s Rising Expectations
• 17:15 CEO–CTRO Partnership And Pitfalls
• 21:30 Ownership, Scorecards, And Accountability
• 24:00 Frontline Lessons: Plan, Resources, Results
• 27:05 Career Paths In Transformation
• 30:00 One Message: Execution Over Vision
• 33:00 Closing Thanks And Listener Follow-Up