You're fifty minutes into the final round for the COO seat at Meridian Freight Systems — £240m revenue, 1,100 staff, majority-owned by Cordwell Capital since 2022. You've already cleared the CEO and the board chair. Stephen Marsh, the CFO, is the last conversation, and he has just turned to compensation. He defends every senior hire to the board and he is not here to sell you the job.
What are you pushing for?
He'll aim his objections at whatever you pick.
Make it yours — optional
Your real setting, your numbers, or what you want pushed on. They'll use yours over ours — and won't invent anything you haven't told them.
Headphones recommended. You'll get a written assessment at the end.
Or try a different room