Executive Search
Fast appointments to managing director, CRO, CFO and transformation roles, interim or permanent.
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Transformation. Leadership that delivers change.
Restructuring and turnaround, carve-out, buy-out or a new business model: transformations are won or lost in execution, and execution depends on the right leadership.
The starting point
Lots of change, little time, nowhere to hide.
In a transformation, what leadership has to deliver often changes faster than the people in post. Shareholders, lenders and employees watch every leadership decision closely, all the more so when earnings or liquidity are under pressure.
It takes leaders who establish transparency quickly, take hard decisions and steer programmes, yet still bring the organisation with them. Key roles often have to be filled within a few weeks, on an interim or permanent basis.
Typical triggers
- Restructuring or turnaround under earnings or liquidity pressure
- Carve-out from a group
- Buy-out and a new ownership structure
- A change of strategy or business model
- Digital and AI programmes, operating model redesign
- A gap or change in the leadership team
Roles we fill
The leadership the moment demands.
Typical assignments in this situation, at leadership team level and in the key functions beneath it.
- CEO, COO and managing directors
- Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO)
- CFO with restructuring experience
- Chief Transformation Officer
- Programme and performance managers
- Interim managers and task forces for key functions
- Leaders in digital, data and AI
- Advisory board members, including hands-on roles
How we help
Find, assess, support.
Executive Search is our core business. Leadership Assessment and Career and Leadership Development come in exactly where this situation tests leadership hardest.
Leadership Assessment
A robust view of whether the current management can carry the transformation, and where the gaps are.
Find out moreCareer and Leadership Development
Support for newly appointed leaders and teams through the first 100 days and the wider transformation.
Find out moreFAQ
What clients ask us about transformation.
In which situations does TALENTspy appoint leaders for transformations?
In restructuring or turnaround under earnings or liquidity pressure, carve-outs from a group, buy-outs and new ownership structures, a change of strategy or business model, digital and AI programmes, and when there is a gap or change in the leadership team.
Which roles does TALENTspy fill in a transformation?
CEO, COO and managing directors, Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO), CFO with restructuring experience, Chief Transformation Officer, programme and performance managers, interim managers and task forces for key functions, leaders in digital, data and AI, and advisory board members, including hands-on roles.
How quickly does a key role need to be filled?
In a transformation, often within a few weeks. That is why TALENTspy also makes fast appointments to managing director, CRO, CFO and transformation roles.
Does TALENTspy appoint interim or permanent leaders?
Both. Depending on the situation, key roles are filled on an interim or permanent basis, including interim managers and task forces for key functions.
Can TALENTspy assess whether the current management can carry the transformation?
Yes. Leadership assessment gives you a robust view of whether the current management can carry the transformation, and where the gaps are.
What happens after the appointment?
Through career and leadership development, we support newly appointed leaders and teams through the first 100 days and the wider transformation.
Who handles the assignment?
A partner, in confidence and directly. Never delegated.
The other Special Situation
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In confidence and directly with a partner. Never delegated.
