Interim management assignments

General Manager: Contract Management – a large engineering business was restructuring to cut costs and boost profit. We strengthened the team by providing an Interim General Manager for five months in a vital part of the new structure  At the same company, we provided a temporary Human Resources Manager to oversee changes in employee relations.

Financial Controller – the Interim Manager we placed in an import and distribution business assessed its financial position, galvanised the accounts team, set up new procedures, produced better management accounts and improved cash-flow.

Programme Manager – a central government department was embarking on a series of complex assignments.  We provided an experienced project manager who could set up the necessary organisation and controls, monitor progress against plan and coordinate the assignments within a coherent programme.

Programme Director:  IT implementation – a large UK aggregates business asked us to find a senior manager to lead a complex project to replace the IT systems. We placed an executive whose knowledge of the construction industry and its ways of working was invaluable in achieving a successful result. The assignment lasted for eighteen months.

Recruitment Manager – a large catalogue shopping business was struggling to attract local labour. We found a professional recruiter who knew how to set up and run a better way to assess, appoint and retain workers throughout the firm.

General Manager – we found an experienced senior manager to guide a civil engineering company through a time of change. He was quick to organise and motivate the teams in sales, administration and logistics; to manage the accounts functions properly; and to get to grips with stubborn personnel problems.