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SHE LEADS – Voices of Female Interim Executives Across Europe
The latest survey by The International Network of Interim Manager Associations (INIMA) on the European Interim Management market presents a sobering picture: only 14% of interim managers are female. Poland leads with 30% female interim managers, followed by France and the UK with 20% each. Austria is slightly above average at 16%, but there is…
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Interim Management in the Event and Entertainment Industry: How Rikke Dræbye Gantzhorn Transformed Royal Stage
When Rikke Draebye Gantzhorn was contacted by Nordic Interim – A Valtus company, she had no plans to take on an executive interim role. But the challenge was too exciting to turn down, and she was engaged as Interim Director at FrederiksborgCentret/Royal Stage, reporting directly to the chairman of the board but operating within the…
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Andrea Guerra: Transforming the Financial Strategy at Hitachi Astemo Portugal
Andrea Guerra is an enthusiastic and results-driven Executive Interim Manager with more than 22 years of experience in finance and operations management in small, medium and large organization. He has a strong international experience from management position in Poland, Mexico, USA, Dubai, Portugal and Italy. We have talked to Andrea about his assignment as Executive…
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When Change is Business-Critical – Ilona Åkerlind on the Value of Executive Interim Leadership in High-Stakes Situations
Ilona Åkerlind is a change leader and Interim Executive with a CFO background and more than 20 years of experience in delivering results in business-critical situations. She thrives where the pressure is high – in M&A, turnarounds, crises, or when an organization needs a new direction. With a unique combination of financial sharpness and leadership,…
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Case Study: Expanding into Asia – When Local Insight Meets Global Execution
A Skandinavian industrial company needed to establish a new manufacturing plant in Asia – fast. The challenge wasn’t the vision and strategy, but execution: navigating local regulations, supply chains, and cultural dynamics while staying aligned with the management team. The company asked our sister company Nordic Interim – A Valtus company to look for a…
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Welcome Switzerland
Management Factory Welcomes FS Partners to the Valtus Group With FS Partners joining the Valtus Group, the presence in the DACH region—comprising Management Factory in Austria, Valtus Germany in Germany, and now FS Partners in Switzerland—is complete. This enables companies across the region to receive even more comprehensive and cross-border support in the future. FS…
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“China is a marathon, not a sprint” – An Interview with Thaddäus Müller, Managing Partner of FES Partners and Valtus Alliance Partner in China
From Munich to Ho Chi Minh City – with over 20 years of experience across Asia, Thaddäus Müller has seen the rapid transformation of China’s business landscape from the inside. As Managing Partner and shareholder of FES Partners – our Valtus Alliance partner in China – he brings deep local knowledge, cross-cultural insight, and an…
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Interim Management in Canada: A Market on the Rise An Interview with Benoît Créneau, CEO of xNorth
As Executive Interim Management continues to gain global attention, Canada stands out as a market in transition. While well-established across Europe, the concept of Executive Interim Leadership is still emerging in Canada – but growing fast. At the forefront of this development is Benoît Créneau , CEO of xNorth™ – Executive Interim Management and our…
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The Geopolitics of Luxury
Valtus Alliance Convenes Over 50 Partners for Inaugural International Masterclass on the Geopolitics of Luxury The Valtus Alliance successfully brought together more than 50 partners from across the globe for its first international masterclass — a landmark event exploring one of the most unconventional yet profoundly insightful topics at the nexus of business and global…
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Management Factory and Binder+Co AG honored with Constantinus Award
Second place in the Management Consulting category for a multi-year executive interim management mandate for Martin Pfeffer as a member of the Management Board of Binder+Co AG (2018 to 2025). The renowned Constantinus Award from UBIT-Akademie incite was presented this year in St. Anton am Arlberg as part of a large gala. A total of…
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