Testimonials

"3i buyouts are focused on driving rapid ebitda growth in each of our investee companies. Professional interims are therefore an important part of our tool box, both to ensure we can take full advantage of growth opportunities where the company is resource constrained, or where we need to quickly address performance issues in the company." Alan Stevenson, Director, 3i plc

When it comes to sourcing the best candidate for a given interim management assignment, the level of success that the BIE team has achieved since it first pioneered the service 14 years ago is something of which we are justifiably proud.

But we are not the only ones who believe that our approach is the right approach. Many of our clients, having experienced ‘the BIE Difference’, choose BIE time and time again when facing times of crisis, change or transition.

"BIE provided a first rate individual to manage a critical component of our people strategy and the results were superb. All delivery demonstrated a substantial ROI and enhanced the capacity of our organisation."
Lynn Jack, TKMaxx

“as one of the industry’s most experienced operators, Martin Wood has been willing to spend money on marketing when others have been reluctant to invest anything. He also knows the market inside out.”
Richard Donkin, Financial Times

“Companies need to be able to rely on interim providers whom they trust. This guide* outlines how to identify a provider through to how to integrate the chosen interim into the business and get the work under way. As a great majority of UK organisations have yet to use an interim, this guide is well-timed. It suggests the best ways to begin taking advantage of the offerings of this ever-growing industry.”
Digby Jones, former Director-general, Confederation of British Industry
(*CBI/BIE Guide to Interim Executive Management)

“The growing role of interim management in the UK economy was highlighted at an impressive seminar at the CBI...”
Martin O'Rourke, Journalist,
www.management-issues.com

“The selection process is very important. If you’ve got a good organisation handling the placement, they can work out what the corporate culture is and decide exactly what kind of person will fit in. But you have to do a kind of mini consultancy before the interim executive goes in. A lot depends on getting that right.”
Professor Shaun Tyson, Cranfield Business School

“It was as if BIE were giving me a personal recommendation. They did not put up anyone who did not match the brief, so I knew I wouldn’t have to spend time with a person who wasn’t right. They know who they are dealing with, and that they will work”
Alison Suttie, former HR Director, Jarvis Porter plc

“BIE bills itself on being able to find good quality people quickly and that is what it did. They found John for us efficiently, quickly and with the minimum of fuss - which meant we didn’t have to interview a whole series of people. It met all our expectations. Within a week John Stacey was at his desk and he turned out to be very capable. Getting him on board worked out perfectly - it was ideal.”
Geoff Gudgion, former Business Development Director, Avaya

“I've used BIE on several occasions and think of them as a ‘gene pool’. I see it like this, I’ve got a problem and somewhere within BIE's databanks they will have the person with the right make-up to do what I need to be done.”
David Pratt, CEO, Whitworths Ltd

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