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Sourcing Interim CFOs: Look beyond the bytes

When GPs hunt for interim CFOs at their portfolio companies, the best approach is one that begins with technology, but never ends there.

Private equity GPs have long respected data-driven insights, well before the tech sector...

New duty on the prevention of sexual harassment at work

Adam Gates, Becky Mackarel and Richard Plaistowe from our Financial Services and Professional Services practice hosted a roundtable event on a new duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment at work –...

How the new government is shaking up the healthcare sector

The UK healthcare sector is undergoing a period of significant change and uncertainty as the new government sets out its vision and priorities for the next decade. SJ Leatherdale, Partner, Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice,...

Driving change: Appointing a Chief Transformation Officer for a leading UK insurer

Adam Gates, Partner of our Insurance Practice, discusses his recent appointment for a leading specialist insurance company.

The Challenge:

A leading specialist insurer in the UK, founded in 2006 with a focus on de-risking...

Drawing inspiration from public sector problem-solving

The private sector is not alone in leading the way in innovation. Jes Ladva, Odgers Interim Managing Partner and Head of Practice for Local and Central Government, provides some examples of groundbreaking local authority work.

Co...

How can PE owners create value from supply chain data in their portfolio companies?

Zoe Wakeham and Daniel Wood from Odgers Interim’s Consumer & Retail Practice, and our Head of Private Equity Solutions, Ross Gordon hosted a virtual round table featuring supply chain experts Jochen Grosspietsch and Raul Portela...

Health investing: waiting lists and a waiting game

Odgers Healthcare Partners SJ Leatherdale and Carmel Gibbons, and Head of Private Equity Solutions, Ross Gordon discuss health investing trends with expert in the field Vernon Baxter, as a general election looms closer.

Few...

Whistleblowing and fostering a culture of psychological safety in firms

Adam Gates, Becky Mackarel and Richard Plaistowe, Odgers Interim Financial and Professional Services Practice, held an event exploring the legal and regulatory landscape for whistleblowing and the critical role of psychological...

Life after politics can be the best of times

How to navigate a career post-politics? Jes Ladva, Odgers Interim Managing Partner and Head of Practice for Local and Central Government, on exciting opportunities for talented national and local politicians.

Former Deputy Prime...

The rising personalisation of sports consumption

Bambos Eracleous, Partner for Sports, Media & Gaming, explores the growing phenomenon of the “on-demand fan” and its implications for sports and media.

Picture, if you will, a sports fan. What do you envisage in your mind’s eye?...

TV’s big play on gaming

Bambos Eracleous, Partner for Sports, Media & Gaming, on how tie-ups with media owners and the move to more of a subscriptions model will see gaming have a massive impact on TV.

It’s far from plain sailing in the games industry...

Interim Insights: The steps to a successful transformation

Daniel Wood, Consultant, Consumer and Retail Practice, spoke to Gerry Shaw about his career as a Chief Transformation Officer and the steps to executing a successful transformation.

What motivated you to pursue a career in...

Are universities plunging into financial crisis?

Sarah Shaw, Partner in our Education Practice, on academic leaders’ fears that the current financial model for Higher Education in the UK is unsustainable.

These are worrying times for those in charge of the UK’s universities....

The economic realities of the energy transition

Tom Legard and Deborah Whitehouse, Partners for Industrial and Infrastructure, hosted an event at which Paul Stein, former Chair of Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactors and sustainable energy expert, argued persuasively that mature...

Why underinvestment in HR leadership is a false economy

Louise Beales, Consultant in our Charities Practice, highlights that investing in the workforce strategy and engagement skills of a Chief People Officer can lead to a significant reduction in costs through improved recruitment and...

Supporting neurodiverse talent in the workplace

Dr Vina Theodorakopoulou, board member at GAIN (Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment and Neurodiversity), on why organisations that genuinely champion cognitive diversity achieve a competitive edge.

Recently, I authored a...

What’s in store? Trends in the retail sector

Zoe Wakeham and Daniel Wood, Consultants in our Consumer & Retail practice, explore six significant issues facing retailers.

As The Body Shop’s woes underline, UK retail is a challenging market in which even long-established...

Switching sectors and dispelling the ‘non-commercial’ myth

Jes Ladva, Odgers Interim Managing Partner and Head of Practice for Local and Central Government, on opportunities for top public sector talent to move into commercial sectors, in this case, the world of sports.

In January, I...

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