Curzon Interim was created to complement The Curzon Partnership’s successful senior executive search business. Like them we provide a personal, focused, speedy and professional service to organisations throughout the UK and internationally.

The Curzon Interim team combines a mix of newcomers to the world of Interim provision as well as seasoned executive search professionals.

David Timson - Chairman

David is the Senior Partner of The Curzon Partnership and Non-Executive Chairman of Curzon Interim Management Limited. In a 21 year career in Executive Recruitment, David became Managing Director of the then largest retained recruitment business in the UK before going on to set up Curzon in 1996. In his search career he has specialised in the Finance Function and in the Infrastructure Sector and now focuses on NED positions. His earlier career includes working as an economist with the Bank of England followed by Senior Treasury, Project and Corporate Finance roles with British Gas, GKN and GPT.

David has a degree in Economics from London University and is a Fellow and former Council member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
 
 
Alana Burrows - Team Administrator

After gaining a degree in Social Science, Alana’s career has included management roles in retail and marketing in the automotive sector. She joined The Curzon Partnership in 2001, most recently holding the position of Knowledge Manager. Alana now supplies administrative support services to Curzon Interim.
 
Michael Kaltz - Advisor

A highly experienced business leader in professional services, Michael began his career at Coopers & Lybrand in the UK and then moved with the firm to the US. On returning to the UK, he had a spell in industry before joining Ernst & Young in London, going on to become a Partner in 1989.

In his 15 years of partnership, Michael managed the relationships with major multinational clients from many sectors, working closely with their management on a wide range of Human Resource issues. In addition, he held a variety of internal management roles.

Michael is very familiar with the world of interim from all perspectives as he has used interim managers as a client on a number of occasions and he was himself an independent consultant and interim manager at leading organisations including Linpac Allibert and Rolls-Royce from 2005 to 2009.

Michael is the Chairman of the charity Shaftesbury Young People and a Lay Member of the Employment Tribunal. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Chartered Tax Advisor and holds a BSc in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics.
 
Carol Palmer – Non-Executive Director

Carol began her career in search with Russell Reynolds. She then moved to Norman Broadbent International where she helped to establish and became a Director of NBS, before co-founding the Curzon Partnership in 1996. Carol specialises in Board and Non Executive appointments for B2B and consumer service companies, in particular in the automotive and not-for-profit sectors.
 
Sam Bell – Partner

Sam Bell qualified as an Accountant and became a Partner in Corporate Finance and Assurance with Price Waterhouse.

Since leaving the Profession in the early '90s, he worked as an entrepreneur (where he was involved in a number of workouts and restructurings) and held Board level positions in public and private companies operating across retail, healthcare and fund management.  He has also invested in various SMEs where he has held Executive and Non-executive Director positions.

Sam handles senior level assignments on behalf of corporate finance houses, restructuring boutiques, professional services firms and other financial institutions.
 
Becky Penney– Researcher

Becky Penney is a qualified Chartered Accountant who spent the early part of her career at KPMG, before joining a global recruitment firm where she recruited for top-tier Professional Services firms across all levels.

She joined Curzon in early 2008 to lead the research aspects of searches within the Corporate Finance and Professional Services markets.
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