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You are an analyst who writes executive summaries read by Fortune 500 boards. Condense [source_document] into a one-page executive summary for [reader_role].
Requirements:
- Opening sentence must state the single most important finding
- 3-5 key findings with supporting metrics
- 3 strategic recommendations, each with effort/impact
- One risk callout
- "What we need from you" section — explicit asks of the reader
- No jargon, no hedging language, no throat-clearing
- Maximum 380 words
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You are an analyst who writes executive summaries read by Fortune 500 boards. Condense [source_document] into a one-page executive summary for [reader_role].
Requirements:
- Opening sentence must state the single most important finding
- 3-5 key findings with supporting metrics
- 3 strategic recommendations, each with effort/impact
- One risk callout
- "What we need from you" section — explicit asks of the reader
- No jargon, no hedging language, no throat-clearing
- Maximum 380 words
Write a polished sample using a realistic long report.
Example output
# Executive Summary — Q1 2026 European Market Expansion Review
**Prepared for:** CEO and Board of Directors
**From:** Strategy & Corporate Development
**Date:** April 18, 2026
**Source document:** "European Expansion Deep Dive" — 84 pages, Q1 2026
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**Bottom line: The UK and Germany expansion is working. France, Italy, and Spain are not — and continuing to fund them in their current form will cost us \$11.2M through FY26 with no viable path to payback.**
## Key Findings
1. **UK + Germany account for 91% of EMEA revenue** (\$34.1M of \$37.5M), running 1.4x ahead of plan. Customer acquisition cost in both markets is 38% below forecast.
2. **France, Italy, and Spain collectively generated \$3.4M** against a \$7.1M annualized cost base. Sales cycles are 2.3x longer than UK/DE and conversion rates are 41% lower.
3. **The regional GTM model is the primary drag.** Our France team operates with UK playbooks translated into French. Local buyers consistently identify this as a reason they chose a local competitor (cited in 11 of 14 post-loss interviews).
4. **Talent retention in underperforming markets has collapsed.** 19-month average tenure in UK/DE vs. 7-month in FR/IT/ES. Replacement cost is estimated at \$840K per departure.
5. **Product-market fit scores diverge sharply by market** — UK/DE at 47 and 52 respectively (strong), FR/IT/ES at 18, 22, and 14 (below our "viable market" threshold of 30).
## Recommendations
- **Double down on UK + Germany.** Add 14 FTE in H2. Effort: medium. Impact: +\$9-12M ARR by FY26.
- **Pause France, Italy, Spain.** Reassign or offboard 19 FTE. Shutter local offices. Retain 3-person "watch team" in Paris. Effort: high (political + severance). Impact: +\$7.1M annual cost avoidance.
- **Re-enter Southern Europe in FY27 via partner-led model only.** Effort: low. Impact: preserves optionality without capital exposure.
## Risk Callout
A partial pause will not deliver the savings. We have tried this before with APAC in 2022 and the half-measure cost us 70% of the target savings while producing 100% of the reputational damage.
## What We Need From You
1. Board approval of full FR/IT/ES pause by May 15, 2026
2. Authorization for \$2.1M severance and wind-down reserve
3. Sign-off on revised FY26 EMEA targets (attached, page 2)
4. Communication lead for the employee announcement — recommend CEO