Interim Management: a new solution for projects of foreign companies in Russia

July 16th, 2015

What is Interim Management?

Interim management –

Interim managers:

Successful track record

• Significant sector & country expertise

Immediately available

• Interim manager search is max.10 days (versus 2 to 3 months for a classic recruitment process)

Immediately operational

• Strong analytical skills & charisma Used to run business within a few days’ time

Integrated in Client’s organization on a temporary basis

• Typically from 6 to 18 months

is a rapid hands-on resolution of

business problems by highly

experienced senior executives

Consulting – Action not Recommendation

Trial period of a recruitment process – Assigned results & deliverables within the project’s

limited timeframe

– Fast integration: no induction period required

– Factual & objective: not sensitive to company’s

internal political relationships

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Interim Management is NOT

Why using Interim Executives?

1. To fill in a specific project position during a limited

timeframe = no need for a permanent job position

2. To assure business continuity (emergency recruitment)

3. To reinforce the management in place

4. To pave the way of a successful recruitment

» Creating a favorable business context

» Capitalizing on interim managers’ specific fields of

expertise in the recruitment process

» Coaching selected candidates

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X-PM INTERIM MANAGEMENT

X-PM Interim management

X-PM provides highly qualified interim executives and

project managers to help organizations:

implementing development or transformation projects

– turnaround, integration of acquisition, take-over of a Brown Field

industrial site, construction of a Green Field site, launching a new

business activity, international expansion

optimizing performances

– strengthening operational functions (Finance, IT, HR, Purchasing,

Supply Chain…), alignment with Corporate "Best Practices"

plugging a critical management gap

– emergency recruitment of CEO, HR Manager, CFO, CIO…

X-PM personalized approach in interim management relies on:

What makes X-PM different?

16 managing partners in Paris

• assuring sector-specific insight and regular mentoring

Top quality pool

of over 900 interim managers

•immediately available and committed to work full time for the client

An international network with a local reach

•through branches in China, Singapore, India, North America, Brazil and Russia...

X-PM in Russia

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To ensure the success of its Russian clients’ projects, X-PM

joined forces with CIFAL Group, a long-standing provider of

B2B services to Western companies in Russia and Eurasia

(industrial and business services in the energy and

infrastructure)

Laurent WYART

Associate, Russia, X-PM Paris

Agriculture & Food Industry (Purchasing Manager, Nestlé)

lwyart@x-pm.com

+ 33 6 79 02 63 77

X-PM leadership in Russia:

Chrystel de PIREY

Business Developer, X-PM CIFAL Russia

cdepirey@x-pm.com

+7 916 887 93 45

X-PM Interim Managers’ profile

Senior manager: > 50 years old

Executive experience > 10 years

Successful corporate career

International life experience > 5 years

Generalist, but with strong area(s) of expertise

Hands-on, flexible, fast integration

Result oriented trouble-shooter

Mentality and work practice in “project mode”

Immediate availability

International mobility

Not looking for permanent jobs / engagements

Fluency in English & often Russian speaking

X-PM Interim Managers:

• Automotive industry

• Machinery/ Equipment production

• Aerospace / Defense

• Construction & Energy

• Food processing

• High Tech & Telecom

• Transport and Logistics

• Retail

• Banking

• Non-Financial Services…

• General Management (CEO, GM)

• Finance & Controls (CFO)

• Supply Chain & Logistics

• Procurement

• Human Resources

• Information Systems

• Project Management

• Business Development

• Marketing

• Sales…

Functions Sectors

Interim Management: Who does it work?

Moscow

office

Interim

manager

Client

company

Salary

or fees

Assignment

realization

Monthly

invoiced

fees

Service contract

Labor or

Service contract

+Detachment order

Examples of missions addressed by X-PM in Russia

Feasibility study & Green Field industrial site project manager

(Household appliances local production B2B and B2C)

Brown Field industrial site project manager

(Car equipment manufacturer)

General Manager for restoring clients’ portfolio & profitability

(Russian subsidiary of a Western group – IT & Telecom)

Interim Supply Chain Manager for implementing SC &

Logistics processes at a Russian plant

(Consumer Packed Goods)

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X-PM co-founded WIL Group

1st worldwide Interim Leadership group

• A single access to high level experts and exceptional skills all

around the world

• WIL Group is owned by 13 member companies and has a talent

pool of more than 30,000 interim executives ready to lead global

and transnational assignments.

• An end-to-end service, local and global

• WIL Group has its international office in London and offices in 12

other countries covering most of Europe, the Americas and Asia

Pacific – including all BRIC nations

www.wilgroup.net

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A X·PM Venture C I F A L

Chrystel de PIREY

cdepirey@x-pm.com

Tel.: +7(495)6212131

Cell: +7(916)8879345

107031 Moscow Russia

Petrovka Str., 15 bld.1, off. 20,

x-pm.com

cifalgroup.fr