“Just a short note to say a big thank you Colin, for your support through the interim role in Robotics. I could not have been more impressed with the way you dug into difficult circumstances and very quickly began to sort out the organisation and all the issues that were causing concern.

It is clear that you will not only have left a lasting legacy in terms of getting (A New Product Development) back on track and the organisation in good shape but that you will have shown the team some good skills and business practices in general.

(Name), whom you recruited to succeed you, is turning out to be an excellent recruit and is quickly winning respect across the whole business…. which really helps.”

Roger Wilson
Managing Director, Camera Dynamics Ltd   March 2009

“Recently one of our companies was looking for an interim general manager. The job at hand was in a strategic but very niche field. With the help of Interimconnect we found Colin Whitehead who did an excellent job and created a solid platform for his permanent successor “

Joop Janssen
Divisional CEO Vitec Group Plc   Feb 2009

"Colin Whitehead joined us on an initial 6 month interim contract in January 2007, assuming management responsibility for our Communications Customer Services team. He established stability and ensured immediate business goals were achieved. He helped us recruit his successor by mid year and full year targets were exceeded during a period of change in the whole business. He contributed to the business in a wider manner, becoming involved in various other projects including playing a significant part in a major supply chain improvement team.

His objectivity and breadth of experience meant that we retained him for a further 6 months to lead two re-organisations and a significant operations move in a very sensitive part of our business. Both projects were completed to plan and have led to major benefits to our business."

James Griffiths
HR Director DLJ UK, Thales UK Ltd   Mar 2008

“Colin Whitehead made an immediate and positive impact upon the Customer Services Business at Thales Communications UK during a 6 month engagement from Jan to Aug 2007. He quickly applied his well honed interim management skills to assess areas for improvement and then initiated several key changes to the organisation to improve productivity and customer satisfaction. His success was in great part due to his ability to command immediate respect from his team and colleagues at all levels of the business including the Executive Board where he made a valuable contribution to broader strategic discussions.”

Bob Adams
Managing Director, Thales Communications   August 2007