Defence, aerospace & automotive

Leadership & talent solutions for better business outcomes

The importance of the defence, aerospace and automotive industries are paramount in the current economic climate. Especially in the wake of COVID-19. Whilst defence remains buoyant, aerospace and automotive has been badly hit by the crisis. These markets have declined at a time when the UK was preparing to exit the EU.  

The experience and expertise of permanent senior executives and interim managers can help to both counter the risks and capitalise on the opportunities. Which is why are seeing strong growth in demand for interim assignments in these turbulent sectors. 

Our defence, aerospace and automotive is here to connect your businesses with high-calibre talent – industry specialists ready to navigate change and deliver results. 

Helping you accelerate performance

We’re dedicated to assisting small and large manufacturers with their change and transformation needs. Clients range from those within the aviation, maritime and space industries, to suppliers to the military. 

Our associates are engaged through our ROI methodology, via a statement of work, or on time and materials frameworks. By defining the desired outcome and mapping out the best way to achieve success, we deliver the results you want.

Our experience

We’ve provided consulting and people solutions to the defence and aviation sector for over a decade. We are immensely proud to be working in partnership with our clients, which range from local SMEs to multi-billion turnover corporations, to help with the development of such an important industry for the country. 

Typical assignments

Board and leadership 
Digital, change and transformation 
Commercial 
Finance 
Human resources  
Information technology 
Marketing and sales 
Operations 
Programme management 
Risk, governance and compliance

Key benefits of interim managers

Cost-effective expertise to lead and deliver change and transformation 
Immediate access to specialist expertise for delivering operational and financial turnaround 
Hiring of expertise on a project basis to support pre-acquisition due diligence 
Leadership and programme management for successful end-to-end delivery of a merger or acquisition

Example roles

Interim CEO, COO, MD, CIO 
Interim CFO, FD 
Interim CCO, CRO 
Interim CTO, chief data officer 
Interim head of transformation, GDPR 
Interim Operations director, head of PMO, HRD 
Interim CMO, commercial director

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