Organisations navigating transformation, rapid growth, leadership transitions, or unexpected vacancies increasingly face an important decision: should they bring in an interim executive or launch a permanent executive search?

The answer is rarely straightforward.

Join Hunt Scanlon Media and Ezekia for a peer-level discussion examining how organisations can determine the right leadership solution for the situation at hand. Our panel of experienced search and interim leadership professionals will explore what is driving demand for interim executives, where interim leadership can create the greatest impact, and when a permanent appointment remains the better long-term solution.

The conversation will also examine the trade-offs between speed, continuity, long-term fit, and organisational risk, and how interim and permanent executive search are increasingly used as complementary rather than competing strategies.

Topics to be discussed include:

• When interim leadership is most effective and when a permanent search is the better option
• What is driving increased demand for interim executives
• How organisations should balance speed with long-term leadership fit
• The role of interim leaders during transformation, growth, succession, and unexpected vacancies
• How interim appointments can support or inform a subsequent permanent search
• Whether interim and executive search should be viewed as competing or complementary solutions
• What companies should evaluate before deciding which path to pursue

Moderator

Anthony Harling

Panelists

Nick Diprose, Founding Partner Holdsway

Stephen Halstead, Chief Financial Officer Ezekia

Natasha Cleeve, Managing Director The Cleeve Partnership

Matt Wallis, People & Culture Leadership Practice, Senior Director BIE Executive