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Interim Hospitality, Leisure & Gaming Consultants

Competition is fiercer than ever in the leisure and hospitality world – while the gaming sector continues to be complicated by regulation and digital innovation.
The answer for many organisations is transformation, big or small. Our leisure, hospitality and gaming practice provides high-calibre interim executives to deliver change fast.
Interim talent brings the external perspective and expertise to make a difference that matters – in a highly cost-effective way of delivering success.
Helping you deliver better outcomes
Proven expertise
To thrive in today’s world, there’s a need for major change in the leisure, hospitality, gambling and entertainment sectors.
No-one can afford to stand still – organisations need drive, impetus and fresh expertise to deliver complex change programmes and ambitious growth strategies. This is where our help comes in.
Our experience
We have been helping clients in the leisure, hospitality and gaming space since 2004. We have built a solid reputation as a ‘go-to industry specialist’ for interim manager-led change and transformation within the leisure, hospitality and gambling sectors.
We work with some of the industry’s leading organisations and have supported business-critical programmes that have materially changed organisations for the better.
How we help
We will help you identify the best way to deliver change programmes expertly, quickly and cost-effectively – be that a senior interim to fill a gap, or specific expertise on a short-term basis to overcome obstacles, deliver a growth plan or steer a turnaround.
This can include providing individuals or teams of consultants in a model that bridges the gap between management consulting and interim management resourcing.
We maintain a network of interims which now connects thousands of independent management consultants and hands-on delivery experts across the globe.
Our team manages every stage of an assignment’s delivery using a rigorous ROI methodology of control and monitoring through milestones and objectives.
Need an interim manager?
Contact us today.
Typical interim assignments
Key benefits of interim managers
- Leadership and specialist expertise for managing and delivering turnarounds or major restructures
- Management and delivery of an end-to-end merger or acquisition
- Cost-effective solution for hiring senior procurement expertise to deliver supply chain transformation
- Programme management and technical expertise to deliver successful IT transformation
- Leadership and programme management acumen to drive digital initiatives including the transition to Cloud and the optimisation of AI
Example roles
- IT operating model diagnostic, restaurant chain
- Interim gaming director, global gambling company
- Omnichannel operating model designer, gambling/casino
- Interim property director, national pub group
- Interim CIO, hospitality
- Interim sales/commercial director, leisure
- Interim head of customer experience, theme park
- Transformation director – gambling/casino
- Interim M&A Advisor, private equity owned restaurant
- Integration director, restaurant chain
The Interim Partners difference
We work closely with our clients to help solve their most complex business challenges. Our award-winning consulting services leverage an extensive network of trusted interim managers and executives with the expertise to deliver measurable results across multiple business functions and sectors at a fraction of the cost of management consultants.
We offer a unique approach to interim recruitment and will take the time to truly understand your business. We look at what your challenges are and what you are aiming to achieve. Together, we define your assignment goals and deliverables – giving absolute clarity on the potential value add or return on investment from your interim.
Our interims are contracted through our 4-stage Return on Interim (ROI) methodology to ensure they deliver the results our clients expect, every time.
Executive search & selection
Our extensive candidate network means we're well placed to find high-calibre candidates when you're looking to recruit a permanent c-suite or senior leadership professional. Wickland Westcott, our executive search business, delivers retained executive-level assignments both internationally and domestically, centring on the recruitment of CEOs, MDs and general managers along with other senior leadership professionals.
Across assignments, we provide up-to-date marketplace insight, making clear recommendations on when to recruit within niche sectors and when to bring in fresh skills and perspective from outside.
Our high-quality, holistic service combines the capability of our highly experienced executive recruitment consultants with in-depth psychometric/personality assessments delivered by qualified occupational psychologists. Our search and selection methodology will ensure a cultural fit and alignment to values and organisational purpose, which is particularly important at a senior level.
Why Wickland Westcott?
- Over 40 years' experience in executive search and leadership consultancy
- Placed over 2,000 senior leaders across industry sectors
- 99% customer satisfaction
- 98% candidate satisfaction over the last 5 years
- Assignment completion rate of 96%
- 95% of candidates placed are still in their role after a year
Need an interim manager?
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