The interim management market is buoyant in the UK, with a plethora of well- qualified suitable candidates, however the picture couldn’t be more different when looking at Northern Ireland in isolation.

Below, Joanne McAuley from Clarendon Executive considers the scenarios in which an interim management solution might be employed, and assesses whether the return on investment adds up for local businesses.

The UK Institute of Interim Management describes interim managers and executives as, by and large, senior and mature individuals, operating at Board, or near-Board level, with an average age of 52. Interim managers are mostly men, with a steady but small lift in female representation in recent years. There are proportionately more interim managers in the private sector, but