Interim Management

Interim Management is the provision of senior directors and executives on a short to medium term basis, typically between 3 – 9 months, to solve the increasingly complex problems posed by today’s commercial world.

Companies have used Interim Managers to cover for unforeseen absences of permanent staff and to manage short term projects. Today, Interim Management is viewed more as a strategic tool to achieve business advantage. Modern Interim Managers provide highly focused skills to solve the immediate needs of organisations. Their experience and senior management insight delivers effective, efficient and flexible solutions.

The CMA has joined forces with Alium Partners, Aster and Russam GMS to provide CMA members with an unparalleled service.

Alium, formerly named Boyden Interim Management, is a leading supplier of Interim Management services. Working closely with colleagues in Executive Search & Selection, the Institute of Directors and the Interim Management Association, Alium are able to provide clients with the highest calibre Interim Executives across all industry sectors and their associated business disciplines.

Aster Interim Solutions is a provider of Interim Management services and career Interim Managers to both public and private sector UK companies. Specialising in the UK manufacturing sector, Aster Interim has carved out a niche supporting manufacturing companies with interim managers which has been recognised at both local and national level.

Russam GMS Ltd is one of the longest established Interim Management Providers in the UK, is owner managed, operates out of six offices in the UK and is a member of The Taplow Group which extends their reach into about twenty other countries. Primarily a generalist provider, Russam GMS has developed a number of specialist practices.

The CMA in conjunction with its partners provides up-to-date information on the interim management market. We provide information, statistics, case studies, topical articles and news subdivided into the following sections:

• The Interim Management market
  
• Using an Interim Manager
  
• Finding the right Interim Manager
  
• Is Interim Management for me?
  
• Finding an assignment
  
• Managing your business
  

Links to the partners’ own respective websites provide alumni with specific information on the types of assignments that each provider specialises in.

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