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Odgers Interim adds Warsaw practice to international network
Odgers Interim, a leading UK interim management provider, is establishing a new practice in Warsaw. It will open in April and is Odgers Interim’s first in mainland Europe. It will be led by Richard Kaluzynski, who has more than 25...
Creating a successful digital advice strategy
We speak to consultant John Wilkinson, about how to successfully execute a digital advice strategy.
Putting students at the heart of universities
The upcoming transition of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) into the Office for Students represents a far-reaching step-change. From the 1st April, the emphasis will focus on students at the heart of all...
Odgers Interim launches international interim practice in São Paulo, Brazil
Odgers Interim launches in Brazil
Odgers Interim, one of the UK’s leading interim management providers, is launching a new business in Brazil as it expands its international presence.
The new office will be located in São Paulo,...
The Interim Candidate Case Study: Jemima Bird
Area of Expertise: Marketing
Career History
Jemima Bird began her career in retail operations at supermarket group ASDA before moving to spend a dozen years at the Co-operative Group where she started in store management before...
Can electricity and water really mix?
Cross-sharing of skills to fuel energy & water pipeline
The energy and water sector often finds itself caught in the political crossfire – and leaders have to second-guess both the government, and opposition’s real intentions.
W...
Case Study: Interim Programme Director at London Stock Exchange Group
Interim Programme Director
The Issue
In 2014, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) acquired the US-based financial index and asset management firm Frank Russell Company from Northwestern Mutual for $2.7bn. LSEG needed to separate...
Case Study: An Integrated Approach to Interim & Substantive Appointments at St Anne’s Community Services
The Issue
St Anne’s Community Services operates across the whole of the North of England, supporting people with learning disabilities, mental health problems, issues relating to substance misuse and the homeless. The charity...
Case Study: Interim Chief Financial Officer at LCH
Interim Chief Financial Officer
The Issue
LCH is a leading multi-asset class, multinational clearing house, serving major exchanges and platforms. Majority owned by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), it is a highly regulated...
Case Study: Interim Finance Director of Imperial War Museums
Interim Finance Director
The Issue
Imperial War Museums (IWM) is a family of five museums that helps visitors understand the strategies, weaponry and devastation of war and how conflict has shaped the world. In addition to a...
How does the social housing sector respond to tech pressures and new stock targets?
Getting the ‘house’ in order: social housing’s people agenda
What is driving the growth of interim management in the social housing sector? Chief Executives regularly ask me this question and my response is quite simple: new...
Civil Service Chief Exec delivers keynote speech at Odgers Interim’s PPM Reception
PPM Reception: John Manzoni delivers keynote speech
At our recent Project and Programme Management Reception, we welcomed keynote speaker John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet...
Case Study: Interim Chief Financial Officer at The Riverside Group
Interim Chief Financial Officer
The Issue
Social housing organisation Riverside was founded in Liverpool 90 years ago and North West England remains its predominant area of operation. There are over 50,000 properties in its...
Case Study: Interim Chief Financial Officer of Manx Telecom
This was our first experience of an interim role at this significant level and it was a great success for us and we would certainly adopt this approach again, especially if the candidates were of the calibre of Paul.
Local authorities eye genuine transformation with continued austerity freeze
Austerity has put balancing the books at the top of the agenda for some time...
The Interim Candidate Case Study: Sian Carter
For this case study, we talk to Sian Carter, a senior PR and Communications expert, about her interim career across the healthcare sector.
‘Follow the money’ or in this case, ‘follow the people'
‘Follow the money’ is an old maxim. I’d suggest that ‘follow the people’ is an equally strong rule in understanding the plans of any business.
To get an insight into the thinking and motivations of management teams in the gaming...
Case Study: Interim Business Transformation Director at Huntsman Pigments and Additives
“Ultimately, an interim can come in, do a project and then leave, with no continuation necessarily in the business. It is like having an internal consultant, you can be the bad cop. By that, I don’t mean behave or act in a bad way. It is just that sometimes people who are emotionally attached to an organisation struggle to demonstrate the independence to the process that you may need.”