Jim has assumed the interim executive roles of CEO and CFO for clients to:

• bridge gaps in the skills and available resources of the management team
• manage a variety of clearly defined projects
• complete a business restructuring (a divestiture)
• manage the company through a crisis and implement an organizational turnaround
• complete a departmental restructuring
• raise equity capital

• are hired on an assignment basis
• act on behalf of a third party in the capacity of senior executives
• manage change and transitions
• are experienced problem solvers and strategic thinkers who are accustomed to rolling up their sleeves and actually doing the job
• are independent and objective, and bring a new perspective to the assignment
• are free to focus specifically on an assignment and leave when no longer required

• Is the need urgent?
• Is there a finite timescale, ideally with a clear completion date?
• Are important skills not available in your company within the timeframe required or are some of these skills and experience deficient at a senior level?
• Can you clearly define the role?
• Is the role to be filled an operating one, rather than a consulting project?