Interim leadership for organisations in transition

Matched to the moment, not a CV pile

Every interim engagement begins with the situation itself. Leaders are selected from our network of proven interim executives to suit the mandate, the stage, and the urgency of each brief.

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From brief to deployment

We deliver interim leaders from initial brief to placement at pace, support the engagement through delivery, and manage the transition to a permanent hire where required. The process is designed to move quickly.

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Interim leadership for organisations in transition

Key metric

Avg. 9 days

Searches completed

32+ interim placements

Typical duration

1 to 3 weeks

Interim and fractional leadership that places proven executives into transition, transformation, or urgent leadership gaps at pace.

Our interim service is built for boards and investors who need experienced leadership quickly, whether to cover a departure, lead a transformation, or bridge to a permanent hire. Each engagement is treated as a focused search in its own right.

Interim executive cover for unexpected departures and parental leave
Transformation and turnaround leadership for portfolio companies
Fractional leadership for scale-ups not yet ready for a full-time hire
Bridge leadership while a permanent retained search runs in parallel

Interim leaders are drawn from our network of proven executives. Nothing is generic, and no placement is left to a database.

Considered executive search and leadership begins here

Leaders found through research, judgement, and rigour.

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Diane Castellano

Managing partner

The rigour throughout the search was exceptional. The shortlist felt considered, benchmarked, and well matched, and they understood the mandate completely.

Eleanor Ashworth

Board chair

From brief to onboarding, the process felt thoughtful and seamless. Search and assessment ran as one process, and the shortlist exceeded our expectations.

Lucas Walker

Founder & CEO

Working with Kessler felt like a true partnership from day one. The depth of assessment, referencing, and market insight changed how we approached the hire.

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Services

Senior leadership across technology, financial services, and life sciences.

94% offer accept

Retained executive search for senior leadership

Secure the senior leader your next stage depends on, assessed, referenced, and guided from the first brief through to a signed offer and onboarding.

180+ searches completed

94% offer accept

Retained Executive Search

01.

62+ assessments

Leadership assessment for critical hiring decisions

Know exactly who you are hiring before you commit, with structured evidence, psychometrics, and market benchmarking chosen over first impressions.

62+ leaders assessed

62+ assessments

Leadership Assessment

02.

38+ pipelines

Succession planning for leadership continuity

Prepare the bench and the plan so no critical leadership role is ever left exposed, with internal readiness and external market mapping combined.

38+ pipelines designed

38+ pipelines

Succession Planning

03.

Avg. 11 weeks

Board and non-executive director search

Strengthen the board with the independent expertise and challenge it is missing, through chair, non-executive, and committee appointments run with rigour.

26+ board appointments

Avg. 11 weeks

Board & NED Search