Where a Company acquires a business in a foreign country it is timesaving to employ a person with local experience in the country of the acquired Company to implement the Group disciplines.
This person will be experienced in Group reporting requirements and in the expectations of International Holding Companies. His/her experience in the acquired subsidiary's country means that he/she will be a valuable bridge builder between the new owners (often viewed with suspicion and distrust) and the newly 'acquired' employees (often viewed with perplexity by the 'acquirers').
Experience of Finance at Board level is a pre-requisite in order to have both the authority, the diplomacy and the presentation skills required to ensure a rapid absorption into the new Group of both Directors and Employees of the new Subsidiary.
The Integration Manager should report directly to the new owners and should start the assignment on the day on which the acquisition contract is signed. The assignment priorities should be included in the Interim Manager's contract in order to avoid misunderstandings with the acquired Company's managers.
Print this pageInterim Manager (Managing Director or Financial Director) since April 1997, based Madrid working both in France and Spain.
British national speaking perfect French and excellent Spanish.
Hands-on, pragmatic, natural leader.