EXPERIENCED PEOPLE u DELIVERING RESULTS
Introducing WIL Group WIL Group offers a seamless way for companies to find interim and transition management leaders to lead assignments anywhere in the world. Our vision is to address complex global business challenges through interim and transitional management solutions.
The Facts
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Wil Group’s Expertise The company has unrivalled expertise as it brings together 15 interim and transition management companies who are established leaders in their national markets. Together we select the best talent for our clients with the necessary local knowledge, cultural understanding and business experience. Industry & functional expertise
Company Transformation
With more than 4,500 vetted Interim leaders and experts
Our interim managers and leaders quickly grasp your goals
and 30.000 in our talent pool, we bring functional and
and the changes needed in your organisation, from your
industry expertise no one else can deliver.
people, to your corporate culture, and ensure the changes delivered have a lasting legacy.
Multi-country & multi-sourcing service
Sustainable & innovative solutions
WIL Group is the first company to offer interim and
We bring innovative and customised solutions operating
transition management solutions on a truly global scale.
flawlessly across international borders. No other organisation
Completing 400 assignments every year, it is the largest
can do this. By harnessing our shared and collective
group of its kind, offering a unique “international multi-
knowledge to solve our clients’ problems – we offer a diversity
sourcing” model.
of thinking that ensures we find them the best solutions.
Why WIL Group? The business world is becoming increasingly globalised, with many companies undergoing major change and transformation. WIL Group is uniquely placed to help clients with these global issues and challenges. WIL Group offers 5 global services. Performance improvement
Turnaround & Restructuring
uu Reducing costs, improving group finance and control
uu Handling company financial stress or distress
uu Improving supply chain, outsourcing, moving factories,
uu Refinancing companies and undertaking major
building new factories uu Rejuvenating under performing companies, business
business process re-engineering uu Divesting parts of companies
units, factories or operational functions uu Building strategic purchasing function, reducing
inventory and product costs
Project & Programme Management uu Managing programme offices
Growth & Business Transformation uu Opening up new markets, channels or specialty areas,
at home or overseas uu Managing major acquisitions, merger or acquiring
new technology uu Renewing products or service portfolios and launching
them successfully uu Rapidly building sales and pipelines uu Building new international operations
uu Implementing major IT (ERP/PLM) investments uu Securing critical international projects
Solutions for Private Equity uu Evaluating the performance of a company and its
management team uu Implementing 100 day improvement plans uu Divesting or selling companies uu Temporarily taking over the management of
critical functions
Growth strategy implemented A US based Private Equity backed software company offering solutions in the pharmaceutical industry decided to enter the Indian market. Their assignment was initiated, coordinated and managed by the New Delhi office of WIL Group. Situation
Solution
Results
Following a strategic consultation
WIL Group proposed the creation
The new manager deployed by WIL
process, a US Pharmaceutical
of a virtual sales office for the
Group quickly formulated, organised
company decided to grow its business
client in India. In the eyes of local
and executed a sales plan.
by entering the India market.. The
pharmaceutical companies, the client
client contacted WIL Group to execute
would have a physical presence in
this growth strategy.
India overnight, without having to
The key challenges were: uu To gain an advantage in the
Indian market, they had to move as fast as possible uu They needed to minimise
cost and risk uu They needed to deploy a
manager with the right inter-personal skills, knowledge and understanding of the sales cycle and culture in the Indian pharmaceutical market.
create or acquire a legal entity.
Within twelve months, the client signed up three, new Indian customers, who collectively accounted for over 5% of the client’s
WIL Group sourced an experienced
global revenues. This success was
Indian business development
possible because of WIL Group’s
manager for the client with
involvement and its unique global
knowledge and expertise in the
position of being able to identify and
Indian pharmaceutical market.
access international business talent.
Successful company restructure The French subsidiary of an international industrial services company, 50% owned by a Dutch Private Equity firm, needed to be reorganised. Situation
Solution
Results
After benchmarking the operations
Through its international network,
After a thorough analysis, it
of the French subsidiary with the
WIL Group proposed a Belgian
was concluded that the French
other subsidiaries of the group, the
Interim, Crisis Manager with extensive
subsidiary was no longer viable.
Board decided to reduce its capacity
experience in France, who was also
WIL Group candidate effectively
by half. To manage the restructuring
a master of both French and Dutch
rolled out the procedure for the
project, the company needed an
languages and business procedures.
shutdown in accordance with the
experienced crisis manager, with an
The Crisis Manager was responsible
local legislation. Through a clear
in-depth knowledge of the French
for analysing the local situation and
and open communication with the
labour market and the ability to
rolling out the restructuring plan
Workers’ Counsel, WIL Group Crisis
communicate to the Board in Dutch.
in line with French legislation. The
Manager avoided any social conflicts.
The ideal candidate would also be
implementation was supervised and
The shutdown was concluded
adept at handling delicate situations,
managed by WIL Group in France.
successfully and efficiently within
given the international nature of the
the timeframe and budget. This
customer base.
could only have been achieved with involvement from WIL Group and its unique offering of global, cross border business expertise.
Our Members WIL Group has offices located at major business hubs throughout the world, delivering truly global interim and transitional management solutions to clients.
WIL Group Members
Prime Countries Covered
Other Global Assignments
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