How interim management helps our clients

There are moments in every business where experience, clarity, and decisive leadership are needed fast. Interim management gives you access to senior leaders exactly at those moments. No long-term commitment. No delay. Just the right capability, at the right time.

With Novo Interim, experienced executives step in quickly and work alongside your team, not around it. They bring fresh eyes, calm judgement, and deep sector knowledge. Most importantly, they focus on what matters now. Stabilising performance. Leading change. Filling a critical gap. Giving your leadership team breathing space and direction when pressure is high, or opportunity is moving quickly.

The value goes well beyond delivery. Strong interim leaders leave a business better than they found it. Processes are improved. Teams feel more confident. Best practice becomes part of the day-to-day. When objectives and timescales are clear, interim management becomes a highly effective and commercially sensible way to accelerate progress while reducing risk.

Why partner
with Novo

Why partner
with Novo

Novo Interim is built on partnership. We invest time upfront to truly understand your business, your people, and what success looks like for you. That insight allows us to introduce interim leaders who fit culturally and make an immediate impact.

We stay close throughout the assignment. Focused on outcomes. Focused on value. The result is stronger leadership, better decisions, and a business positioned for sustainable success.

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Susannah Mallaghan

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Dale Perrett

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Dale Perrett

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Dale is one of the Founding Directors of Novo Executive Search and Selection. He is part of the Novo leadership team that drives the business. He remains passionate about working...

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Importance of
Interim
Recruitment

Importance of
Interim
Recruitment

Interim recruitment is vital change can't wait. Whether managing a sudden departure, driving transformation, or navigating crisis. The stakes are high: interim executives make strategic decisions that shape your organisation's direction, often within days of arrival.

Getting this appointment right matters. You need an imterim leader who absorbs context rapidly, earns credibility fast, and delivers results under pressure. They require both technical expertise and the influencing skills to bring your team with them during uncertainty.

Our interim management specialists understand this urgency. We identify executives who combine business acumen with adaptability—leaders who can step into complex situations, make sound decisions quickly, and execute the strategy your organisation needs right now.

Testimonials

Novo identified an interim CFO who combined deep sector expertise with reassuring emotional intelligence. Their impact was immediate, governance strengthened, our equity story sharpened and teams felt more prepared for the scrutiny ahead.

Interim CFO, Pre-IPO Biotech

Novo introduced an interim COO who stabilised the business without slowing momentum. They aligned our teams, improved delivery discipline and restored customer trust. The organisation now operates with clarity and confidence.

Interim COO, High-Tech Software Company

Our interim HR director was a transformational presence. Novo understood the cultural challenges we faced and delivered someone who brought warmth, structure and credibility. Morale lifted, training improved and the organisation began to feel connected again.

Interim HR Director, International Hospitality Group

The interim MD provided by Novo was thoughtful, steady and highly effective. They handled a sensitive restructuring process with empathy and discipline, helping us stabilise performance while rebuilding trust across the organisation.

Interim Managing Director, Engineering & Manufacturing Business

Novo delivered exactly what we needed at a moment of real pressure. The interim operations director brought calm, clarity and genuine support to our teams. Confidence returned quickly and the airport regained its rhythm far sooner than we expected.

Interim Operations Director, International Airport

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