Mike
Musso

Mr. Musso brings a rare combination of blue-chip CPG operating experience and deep middle-market turnaround and restructuring expertise. He built his consumer products foundation at three of the world’s most iconic CPG companies: Procter & Gamble, Pepsi-Cola, and Frito-Lay. He then spent over a decade in CEO, operating partner, and independent director roles within private equity. Drawing on that foundation, Mike developed a proven model for restoring enterprise value in underperforming lower and middle-market companies as a leading turnaround and restructuring professional.

Prior to joining Areté in 2025, Mr. Musso led the Consumer & Retail Restructuring Practice at KPMG Deal Advisory and Strategy as Managing Director. Before that, he built an industry-leading consumer and retail practice at Conway MacKenzie as Senior Managing Director, where he successfully led dozens of engagements as interim CEO, CRO, financial advisor, and independent director.

Mike has led hundreds of companies through complex turnaround challenges spanning working capital, liquidity, manufacturing, commercial, regulatory, and distribution. His work covers a broad range of consumer industry segments, with deep expertise in beauty care, restaurants, pet care, and food and beverage. He brings true multi-channel depth, with hands-on experience across major e-commerce and mass retailers including Amazon, Walmart, and Costco, through to Grocery, Specialty Retail, Big Box Home Improvement, and wholesale food distribution.