Cubed Consulting (a specialism within Cubed Talent Management) is working as part of a consortium of hand-picked experts, drawn from a range of industries and professions - to lead on and deliver the post-acquisition plan for a recently acquired medical device business.
As with many businesses, the ‘project company’ was a thriving, growing and market leading player in its sector. Over time, a combination of factors – contributed to it losing its way, faltering and ultimately – finding itself in distress.
The business is now under the ownership and auspices of a discreet, but highly influential and active team of investors and asset managers – with a penchant, appetite and track record for breathing new life, ideas, belief and capability into high growth enterprises - with latent and unrealised potential.
The alliances’ sweet spot includes – tech based, sustainable, innovation driven, engineered/manufactured products - with a strong international export bias – coupled with a UK/domestic supply chain synergies.
Cubed Talent is playing a pivotal role
- Identified, targeted and is in the process of installing a high impact interim leadership team – comprising; MD, process improvement/world class manufacturing lead, manufacturing manager, marketing/comms and PR, financial analyst – leadership coach and supply chain coordinator.
- Phase 1 (recovery) Organisational Design and Workforce Planning.
- Engagement, values and culture change programme.
- Internal communications.
- Whole of Life L&D.
- Employer Value Proposition/employer brand and optics.
- Five year strategic talent strategy – supporting growth, expansion, change, attrition, ageing workforce, commitment to D&I.
- Liaising with and coordinating the efforts/advice of our Local Enterprise Partnership and regional university engagement - as part of our Future Talent strategy.
The business is in high/fast growth and sustainable sector – highly scalable and significant scope for diversification of products and services.
Factor in the new UK Industrial Strategy – ‘High tech, high pay, high skilled – STEM’ – and the business is now well positioned and primed for a full recovery and turnaround.
The new trajectory – now provides exciting opportunities and prospects and a platform for personal and professional growth/development - for the existing team and others that have and will be joining the business on its journey.
This acquisition is a powerful reminder - and tangible proof of the power of strategic alliances – bringing the best people together to form formidable teams and partnerships that drive value, create jobs and opportunities for our communities - and help put the UK back on the map as being a leader in innovation, R&D and next generation technologies.
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