ZRG announced that it has acquired Fortium, a Dallas-based firm that provides fractional, interim, and project-based CIO, CTO, and CISO leadership.
The acquisition adds a dedicated technology leadership offering to ZRG’s Interim Solutions & Project Consulting business, giving clients access to experienced technology executives on demand.
Founded in 2014, Fortium serves public, private, and private equity-owned organizations across more than 90 industries. The company operates through regional hubs in North America and has built a curated network of more than 180 Fortium Partners.
Fortium’s model connects clients with experienced technology operators through interim, fractional, and project-based engagements. The firm works with mid-market companies seeking executive-level technology leadership to scale businesses, modernize operations, strengthen cybersecurity, and support management teams through critical technology decisions.
Fortium has served more than 400 organizations across the U.S., Canada, and international markets. Its client base includes Fortune 500 companies and private equity firms managing more than $1 trillion in assets.
As part of the acquisition, Fortium Founder and CEO Burke Autrey will join ZRG as President of Fortium Partners, a ZRG company. Richard Harris, Stephen Lavin, Greg Pascuzzi, Helmut Oehring, and Brad Wheeler will also join ZRG.
Fortium will immediately become part of ZRG’s Interim Solutions & Project Consulting business. The integration will focus on continuity for existing clients while expanding access to ZRG’s broader data-driven platform and global advisory capabilities.
ZRG said the acquisition strengthens its ability to deliver broader talent and advisory solutions when technology leadership is a core part of a client’s business challenge.
KEY QUOTES:
“Companies are making more nuanced decisions about leadership than they did even a few years ago, particularly in technology.”
“Fortium has built a leading position in interim and fractional technology leadership, bringing experienced operators into the business in a way that is aligned to the actual need, not a default org chart.”
Mark Viner, Leader of Interim Solutions & Project Consulting at ZRG
“Technology leadership is a business capability decision, not a hiring event – and how you deliver it is inseparable from the culture behind it.”
“Fortium was built on both: the conviction that companies need executive technology leadership with the credibility to lead at the C-suite and the continuity to last through every transition, and a working style built around people who operate closely with clients, execute without unnecessary complexity, and earn trust over time. That is exactly what we found in ZRG. This combination works because the culture matches, and culture is what shapes how we serve clients and how that trust holds when it matters most.”
Burke Autrey, Founder and CEO of Fortium
“Fortium adds a focused capability in an important functional area for our clients.”
“It strengthens one part of our business, but the value does not stop there. This creates meaningful opportunity to collaborate across the firm and to deliver more complete solutions when technology leadership is part of the answer.”
Larry Hartmann, CEO of ZRG
