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Executive Interim

Since reaching France over 20 years ago, executive interim management has become a leading business transformation tool. 

It is particularly well-suited to complex, unstable or uncertain situations because it boosts agility, allowing companies to seamlessly address a wide range of challenges. This solution involves temporarily, and often urgently, handing the reins of an organisation (department, branch, subsidiary or company) to a fully operational external executive. 
Whether you’re looking to improve performance, expand abroad, successfully roll out strategic projects, restructure, or manage a crisis, Grant Alexander can help! Whatever your challenges, industry, or position to be filled, we have the right person for you.

When to consider executive interim management

We are prepared to fill any executive position in any department in three situations which require a rapid response.

TRANSFORMATION OF
THE ORGANISATION

If your company is experiencing rapid growth, significant reorganisation, demerger, divestment, recovery or any other type of transformation, executive interim management can provide positive support by delivering effective operational change management.

RELAY
MANAGEMENT

When a member of your executive or management committee or any other key executive is absent for any reason, it exposes your company to a certain number of risks. To mitigate them, you can rely on an experienced interim manager to temporarily take on the key role.

OPERATIONAL
CONSULTING

When the stakes are high, a senior interim executive can provide operational mentoring and support for an executive or manager.

Why choose Grant Alexander – Executive Interim?

Within just a few days, our interim manager recruitment specialists will put forward a candidate suited to your situation.

Our associate directors are all former executives with experience navigating a wide range of complex situations at different types of companies. Often working in pairs, they fully grasp the intricacies of your circumstances and work with our dedicated talent assessment team to find the right person for the assignment. You’ll enjoy all the benefits of responsive, high-quality collective support.

The experienced business leader or executive we place with you is an expert in their field. They have significant experience in their role and have developed not only top-notch operational skills but also the soft skills and leadership qualities required to successfully carry out their assignment as an interim manager.

Their remarkable qualifications mean that they will be able to quickly take charge of the situation and ensure operational excellence throughout their time with you.

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Our associate directors work with you closely to outline the assignment; you can also count on them to provide advice regarding other HR solutions suited to your situation thanks to Grant Alexander’s broad palette of expertise. 

Custom support for the duration of the assignment

Our associate directors work with you closely to outline the assignment. Addressing crucial and even delicate questions from the outset creates a solid foundation for the assignment and ensures a seamless start. From the discovery report to the road map and exit assessment, the associate directors provide rigorous and methodical oversight of the interim manager’s performance. They also adapt their support to facilitate communication between all stakeholders and guarantee the project’s success.

You can also count on them to provide advice regarding other HR solutions suited to your situation thanks to Grant Alexander’s broad palette of expertise. 

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Our sphere of operation

We can fill any managerial role at any type of company in any sector worldwide.

Sector
Expertise

Whatever your sector – from heavy industry and automaking to defence, air and space, food, capital goods, construction, health, pharmaceuticals, the service industry and more – we are fully equipped to support your business. Thanks to the wide range of interim manager profiles in our database, you can be certain we will assign an executive who has experience in and understands your field as well as its unique challenges.

Role
Expertise

Whether you’re looking for a temporary CEO, COO, CDO, CFO, Human Resources Director or Chief Transformation Officer, we have the right interim manager for you. We have profiles to match every executive role at your company, from senior executives to executive committee members.

Company profile
Expertise

Thanks to experience in a wide range of settings, we are equipped to support all kinds of companies, from start-ups to VSEs, SMEs, family businesses, major corporations and investment funds (private equity, venture capital, etc.), and their portfolio companies.

Local
Expertise

We have offices in several major cities in France – most notably Paris, Lyon and Nantes – and Switzerland, so we can literally stand by your side to provide support, whether your needs are regional, national or international (thanks in particular to InterSearch, the leading global network for HR consulting and services).

Our Experts

Our team is made up of former business leaders, industry experts and recruitment specialists. They all have experience in a wide range of business cultures and have worked in various industries, so you’ll benefit from in-depth understanding and a customised approach to your situation. With help from a dedicated Talent Assessment team, they will put all of their expertise to work for your company. Whether you’re looking to meet urgent crisis management needs, improve performance or manage any other situation arising from transformation, our team is here to share their knowledge and advice.

Key Figures

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+150

assignments per year

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25%

of assignments abroad

Our Recents Assignements

Managing Director at a mid-size company following a sudden departure: management handover and roll out of a transformation plan 

COO of an international group’s French subsidiary with a view to boosting performance 

Managing Director at a fund portfolio company, with a view to building new strategic momentum 

Operational consulting position to boost growth by opening new major accounts at the Spanish subsidiary of an investment fund 

Supply Chain Director at a logistics platform rolling out transformation and streamlining plans 

HRD of a listed company involved in a six-way merger 

CFO of a group backed by an investment fund and undergoing restructuring

Have an interim assignment for us?

Interested in becoming an interim manager?