Darava partners with financial services, fintech, SaaS, technology, and private equity firms to deliver measurable growth and sustainable performance. We provide fractional and interim executive leadership as well as board-level advisory, helping organisations:
- Accelerate revenue and go-to-market success
- Strengthen governance and investor confidence
- Harness innovation across SaaS, AI and digital platforms to stay competitive
Our experience spans banking, insurance, asset management, building societies, lenders, fintech, and payments; bridging the depth of traditional financial services with the innovation of cloud, AI and digital platforms.
From early-stage ventures to global institutions, Darava combines hands-on commercial leadership with strategic board perspective, enabling CEOs, founders and investors to unlock growth, resilience and long-term value.
Our Purpose:
Turning strategy into results.
Delivering growth through transformation. Enabling boards, investors, and leadership teams to unlock commercial value.
Practical solutions with lasting impact.
Bridging the Gap:
Darava bridges the strengh of global financial services with the innovation of fintech, SaaS, cloud, AI, and digital platforms - helping organisations unlock growth, resilience and long-term value with confidence.
What We Do
Darava works with boards, CEOs, and investors at critical points of growth and change - providing fractional, interim, and contract commercial leadership to help organisations turn strategy into measurable results.
We bring structure, rhythm, and focus to commercial execution - building the foundations for scale, investment readiness, and long-term performance.
Our Engagements
- Fractional CRO/CCO: Establish and align revenue strategy, sales operations, and go-to-market models.
- Interim Commercial Leadership: Deliver hands-on leadership during transformation, scale-up, or transition phases.
- Board & Investor Advisory: Support governance, growth oversight, and market validation.
- Go-to-Market: Refine propositions, pricing, and market positioning to drive repeatable growth.
How We Work
- Engage Quickly: Typically 2-3 days per week for 3-6 months.
- Blend Strategy and Delivery: Combine advisory insight with practical implementation.
- Collaborate Closely: Integrate with teams, board, and investors to strengthen internal capability.
- Deliver Results: Focus on traction, predictability, and commercial impact.
Typical Outcomes
- Transition from founder-led sales to scalable engines
- Sharpen market propositions and revenue accountability.
- Strengthen pricing, forecasting, and commercial discipline
- Improve investor confidence and enterprise value.
Our Expertise
Darava provides flexible, fractional commercial leadership across financial services, fintech, SaaS and technology. We work with CEOs, founders, and investors to align strategy, scale revenue and deliver sustainable performance.
Our expertise spans cloud, AI, and digital platforms, combined with deep experience in commercial and revenue leadership. This enables us to help organisations innovate, accelerate growth and build lasting value.
Darava partners with organisations from Series A ventures to global institutions, always with a focus on measurable growth, sustainable performance and leadership alignment.
Example Projects
- Designed a repeatble GTM model for a fintech preparing for Series A.
- Supported SaaS and payments firm in scaling operations and investor management.
- Advised institutional FS firms on digital distribution and AI enabled growth strategies.
Trusted by past and present clients — references available on request.
Darava was founded by Stuart Meiklejohn, a commercial leader with over 25 years of experience helping financial services, fintech, and technology organisations accelerate growth and scale revenue.
Stuart has held senior leadership roles at Salesforce, Earnix, Cashfac, and Momentum Financial Technology, and has worked with global institutions including Fidelity International and Prudential.
He combines board-level insight with hands-on commercial leadership, giving Darava the expertise to deliver trusted fractional CRO support, strategic advisory, and sustainable performance for clients
Our Services Include:
- Fractional Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
- Commercial Leadership
- Interim & Contract Executive Roles
- Board & Investor Advisory
- Non-Executive Director (NED) Appointments
- Go-To-Market Strategy & International Scaling
Deep expertise across financial services, fintech and SaaS - banking, insurance, wealth, asset management, building societies, lending, and payments.