Intelligence

Sarah Shaw, Partner and Head of Odgers Interim’s Education Practice, offers her perspective on the vice-chancellor’s pay debate and explains the risks in putting those in the role under such intense scrutiny

Paul Smith, Partner at Odgers Interim, discusses the evolving influence of a new generation of consumers and the growing impact they’re having on executive level recruitment

The proposed £13bn merger between supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Asda grabbed headlines recently and is already being touted as a potential watershed moment for UK retail and grocery.

Mergers and acquisitions like this aren’t...

Last month’s local council elections failed to reflect the seismic shocks of the recent snap elections. The expected Labour gains, followed by colossal losses for the Conservatives and Lib-Dem resurgence were instead met with...

The starting gun has sounded and the race is well and truly on. The Supreme Court’s landmark decision to legalise sports betting has sparked a stampede for talent. As the gambling industry leaps to capitalise on the Atlantic...

Part one of this two-part trends series looked at the rise of key interim positions, with the CPO, VP of Engineering and core function roles gaining increasing prominence across the technology sector. Part two explores evolving...

The move to digital, encompassing both big data and the cloud, is forcing firms to operate at pace and develop more agile operations. With new hiring patterns forming as a result, I wanted to discuss the interim talents trends...

Tom Legard, head of our Manufacturing practice speaks to experienced interim Rupert Tubbs about how the implementation of Sales and Operations Planning can benefit companies.

Rupert is a former soldier and director of Twyford and...

What is value creation? From inception to exit, Odgers’ annual Technology Reception considered the milestones and challenges a company faces in the journey to create value and the role of the CEO throughout this process....

Brexit has been the consumer industry’s Achilles heel for the past year and a half. Fears of tougher times ahead have largely focused on rising labour costs, and it’s true that producers are experiencing low-level staffing...

Fledgling businesses in the life sciences sector have long struggled with the financial demands that are needed to survive extensive trial periods and secure regulatory approval for their first pharmaceutical product. But now,...

Recent charity investigations have proved a deafening wake-up call for the entire sector.

We speak to consultant John Wilkinson, about how to successfully execute a digital advice strategy.

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...

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...

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...

Austerity has put balancing the books at the top of the agenda for some time...

‘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...