June 2025, Issue 153

Adam Gates, Becky Mackarel and Richard Plaistowe, Odgers Interim, Financial & Professional Services Practice hosted a webinar in which sustainability expert Tracey Groves explored the trends she is seeing given that ESG and DEI...

Berlin, May 20-22, 2025

Lily Russell and I arrived in Berlin just as GITEX opened its doors for the first time in Europe - and just one day after the UK and EU signed a landmark digital and cyber cooperation agreement. The timing...

B2B Software Leadership Roundtable: Navigating Performance, Deals, and AI in 2025

On 3rd April 2025, we hosted a roundtable breakfast at our London offices, with 20 senior executives and investors from the UK’s B2B software...

Reflections on the 2025 Comprehensive Spending Review and its Implications for Local Government

Following this month’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), it’s worth pausing to reflect on what has been an extraordinary 12 months...

Our Financial and Professional Services Practice hosted a breakfast roundtable led by experts in emerging talent and social mobility, the Ladder Group.

A spate of cyber-attacks on UK retailers underlines the importance of having CIO-level talent in place.

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Lisa Buckley, former UK Operations Director at Wagamama, about the big strategic priorities shaping retail and hospitality in 2025 and beyond. Lisa brings sharp insight into how brands...

Odgers Interim welcomed Joanne Roney, Chief Executive, Birmingham City Council as guest speaker at our recent ‘Aspiring CEOs’ webinar.

Joanne's career started as a 16-year-old apprentice at Birmingham City Council. She gained...

My Return to Work from Maternity Leave

I am now a couple of weeks in to my return to work following my maternity leave and wanted to share my journey and insights to help other working parents and employers.

The return to work...